Hadith #97
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ قَالَ مَالِكٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِغْوَلٍ أَخْبَرَنِي طَلْحَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَ
لَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِالْوَصِيَّةِ وَلَمْ يُوصِ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Isnad Chain
حجاج
ابن مغول
طلحة
English Translation
Ḥajjāj narrated to us, he said: Mālik — meaning Ibn Mighwal — said: Ṭalḥah informed me, he said: I said to ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Awfā رضي الله عنه, 'Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ leave a will?' He said, 'No.' I said, 'Then how did he command the believers to make wills while he himself did not make one?' He said, 'He left a will with the Book of Allah عز وجل.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 97
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18335
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-54725