Hadith Table of Contents
Volume 4
Bk. 51: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
Bk. 52: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Hadith Table of Contents
Bk. 53: One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah
(Khumus)
Bk. 54: Beginning of Creation
Bk. 55: Prophets
Bk. 56: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh)
and his Companions
Bk. 51: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
4.1:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle 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."
4.2:
Narrated 'Amr bin Al-Harith: (The brother of the wife of
Allah's Apostle. Juwaira bint Al-Harith) When Allah's Apostle
died, he did not leave any Dirham or Dinar (i.e. money), a
slave or a slave woman or anything else except his white mule,
his arms and a piece of land which he had given in charity .
4.3:
Narrated Talha bin Musarrif: I asked 'Abdullah bin Abu 'Aufa
"Did the Prophet make a will?" He replied, "No," I asked him,
"How is it then that the making of a will has been enjoined on
people, (or that they are ordered to make a will)?" He
replied, "The Prophet bequeathed Allah's Book (i.e. Qur'an).
4.4:
Narrated Al-Aswad: In the presence of 'Aisha some people
mentioned that the Prophet had appointed 'Ali by will as his
successor. 'Aisha said, "When did he appoint him by will?
Verily when he died he was resting against my chest (or said:
in my lap) and he asked for a wash-basin and then collapsed
while in that state, and I could not even perceive that he had
died, so when did he appoint him by will?"
4.5:
Narrated Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas: The Prophet came visiting me
while I was (sick) in Mecca, ('Amir the sub-narrator said, and
he disliked to die in the land, whence he had already
migrated). He (i.e. the Prophet) said, "May Allah bestow His
Mercy on Ibn Afra (Sa'd bin Khaula)." I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! May I will all my property (in charity)?" He said,
"No." I said, "Then may I will half of it?" He said, "No". I
said, "One third?" He said: "Yes, one third, yet even one
third is too much. It is better for you to leave your
