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Sahih al-Bukhari 2738

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “It is not permissible for any Muslim who has something to will to stay for two nights without having his last will and testament written…

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رضى الله عنهما

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَا حَقُّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَهُ شَىْءٌ، يُوصِي فِيهِ يَبِيتُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ، إِلاَّ وَوَصِيَّتُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ عِنْدَهُ». تَابَعَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “It is not permissible for any Muslim who has something to will to stay for two nights without having his last will and testament written and kept ready with him.”

‘আবদুল্লাহ্ ইবনু ‘উমার (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। আল্লাহর রাসূল (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম) বলেছেন, কোন মুসলিম ব্যক্তির উচিত নয় যে, তার অসীয়াতযোগ্য কিছু (সম্পদ) রয়েছে, সে দু’রাত কাটাবে অথচ তার নিকট তার অসীয়াত লিখিত থাকবে না। মুহাম্মাদ ইবনু মুসলিম (রহ.) এ হাদীস বর্ণনায় মালিক (রহ.)-এর অনুসরণ করেছেন। এ সনদে ‘আমর (রহ.) ইবনু ‘উমার (রাঃ)-এর মাধ্যমে নবী (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম) থেকে বর্ণনা করেছেন। (মুসলিম ২৫/আউয়ালুল কিতাব হাঃ ১৬২৭, আহমাদ ৫৯৩৭)

ہم سے عبداللہ بن یوسف نے بیان کیا ‘ کہا ہم کو امام مالک نے خبر دی نافع سے ‘ وہ عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما سے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”کسی مسلمان کے لیے جن کے پاس وصیت کے قابل کوئی بھی مال ہو درست نہیں کہ دو رات بھی وصیت کو لکھ کر اپنے پاس محفوظ رکھے بغیر گزارے۔“ امام مالک کے ساتھ اس روایت کی متابعت محمد بن مسلم نے عمرو بن دینار سے کی ہے ‘ انہوں نے ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما سے اور انہوں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے روایت کی ہے۔

Telah bercerita kepada kami ['Abdullah bin Yusuf] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Malik] dari [Nafi'] dari ['Abdullah bin 'Umar radliallahu 'anhuma] bahwa Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Tidak ada haq seorang muslim yang mempunyai suatu barang yang akan diwasiatkannya, ia bermalam selama dua malam kecuali wasiatnya itu ditulis di sisinya". Hadits ini diikuti pula oleh [Muhammad bin Muslim] dari ['Amru] dari [Ibnu 'Umar] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam

Abdullah İbn Ömer r.a.'den nakledilmiştir: Allah Resulü Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem "Vasiyet edecek malı olan bir müslüman'ın vasiyeti başucunda olmadan üst üste iki geceyi geçirme hakkı yoktur" buyurmuştur. Diğer tahric: Tirmizi Cenaiz; Müslim, Vasıyye -sahihtir

Sahih al-Bukhari 2738, Book 55, Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa), Hadith 1. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that a Muslim who has any rights or properties to bequeath, even if small, should not spend three nights without having his will written and ready with him. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said: I have not spent a single night since I heard the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say that without having my will ready with me.

What it teaches

  • The legitimacy of making a will and hastening to do so as a means of clarifying it, adhering to the command of the Lawgiver, preparing for death, and contemplating its details and beneficiaries before being distracted by any obstacle.
  • Wasiyyah (a will): It means a covenant whereby a person entrusts someone to handle something from his wealth after his death, assigns someone to care for his young children, or entrusts someone with any task or matter he owns after his death.
  • The will is classified into three categories: 1. Recommended: A will that allocates part of one's wealth to be spent in charitable causes or acts of kindness, so the reward continues to reach him after his death. 2. Obligatory: A will that includes any owed rights, whether these are the rights due to Allah Almighty, such as unpaid Zakah, expiation, or similar obligations by Islamic law, or rights due to others, such as debts or entrusted items. 3. Prohibited: A will that exceeds one-third of one's wealth or includes a bequest to an heir.
  • The merit of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) and his hastening to do good deeds and adherence to the commands of the wise Lawgiver.
  • Ibn Daqīq al-‘Eid said: Allowing two or three nights is to alleviate hardship and difficulty.
  • Important matters should be documented in writing because it ensures greater accuracy and preserves rights more effectively.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abdullah ibn Yusuf at-TinnisiTold us, Fourth generation, died 218 AH
  3. 3Malik ibn AnasInformed us, Third generation, died 178 AH
  4. 4Nafi, the client of Ibn UmarFrom, Successor, died 116 AH
  5. 5Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Companion, died 72 AH

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