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Sahih Muslim 1627a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: It is the duty of a Muslim who has something which is to be given as a bequest not to have it for two nights without having his will written down regarding it.

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ (وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى) قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، (وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ) عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَا حَقُّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَهُ شَىْءٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُوصِيَ فِيهِ يَبِيتُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ إِلاَّ وَوَصِيَّتُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ عِنْدَهُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: It is the duty of a Muslim who has something which is to be given as a bequest not to have it for two nights without having his will written down regarding it.

আবুত তহির ও আমর ইবনু সাওওয়াদ (রহঃ) ..... আনাস ইবনু মালিক (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। সফররত অবস্থায় নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম এর কোন তাড়াহুড়ো থাকলে আসরের সময় পর্যন্ত যুহরের সালাত আদায় করতে দেরী করতেন এবং ‘আসরের প্রাথমিক সময়ে যুহর ও আসরের সালাত একসাথে আদায় করতেন। আর এ অবস্থায় তিনি (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম) মাগরিবের সালাতও দেরী করে পশ্চিমাকাশে রক্তিম আভা অন্তর্হিত হওয়ার সময় মাগরিব ও ইশার সালাত একসাথে আদায় করতেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১৪৯৭, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

جابر بن اسماعیل نے بھی عقیل بن خالد سے باقی ماندہ اسی سند کے ساتھ روایت کی کہ نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو جب سفر میں جلدی ہوتی تو ظہر کو عصر کے اول وقت تک موخر کردیتے ، پھر دونوں کو جمع کرلیتے اور مغرب کو موخر کرتے اور عشاء کے ساتھ اکٹھا کرکے پڑھتے جب شفق غائب ہوجاتی ۔

Dan telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abu Thahir] dan ['Amru bin Sawwad] keduanya berkata; telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Ibnu Wahb] telah menceritakan kepadaku [Jabir bin Ismail] dari ['Uqail] dari [Ibnu Syihab] dari [Anas] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, apabila beliau menyegerakan safarnya, maka beliau mengakhirkan shalat zhuhur hingga awal waktu ashar, lalu beliau menjamak antara keduanya, beliau juga akhirkan Maghrib hingga beliau menjamak dengan isya` sampai mega merah menghilang

Bana Ebû't-Tâhîr ile Amr b. Sevvâd dahi rivayet ettiler. Dedilerki: Bize İbni Vehb haber verdi. (Dediki): Bana Câbir b. İsmail, Ukayl'den, o da İbni Şihâb'dan, o da Enes'den, o da Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'den naklen rivayet ettiki: «Efendimiz sefere acele ettiği zaman öğle'yi, ikindinin ilk vaktine kadar te'hîr eder; Müteakiben aralarını cem' eylermiş. Akşam namazını da te'hîr eder tâ şafak kaybolduğu vakit, onu yatsı ile beraber kılarmış. İzah için buraya tıklayın

Sahih Muslim 1627a, Book 25, The Book of Wills, 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 Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Zuhayr ibn HarbTold us, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  3. 3Muhammad ibn al-MuthannaWith, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  4. 4Yahya ibn Said al-QattanTold us, Third generation, died 198 AH
  5. 5Ubaydullah ibn Umar ibn HafsFrom, Successor, died 144 AH
  6. 6Nafi, the client of Ibn UmarInformed me, Successor, died 116 AH
  7. 7Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Companion, died 72 AH

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