Sahih al-Bukhari 2740

Book 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa) · Hadith 3

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ مُصَرِّفٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ هَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْصَى فَقَالَ لاَ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ كُتِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ الْوَصِيَّةُ أَوْ أُمِرُوا بِالْوَصِيَّةِ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ‏.‏

Narrated Talha bin Musarrif:I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) bequeathed Allah's Book (i.e. Qur'an)

Talha bin Musarrif bataate hain: Maine Abdullah bin Abu Aufa se pucha: "Kya Nabi ne vasiyat ki thi?" Unhone jawab diya: "Nahi." Maine unse pucha: "Phir logon ko vasiyat karne ka hukum kyun diya gaya (ya hukum kiya gaya)?" Unhone jawab diya: "Nabi ne Allah ki Kitaab (Quran) ki vasiyat ki."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2740 · Book 55, Hadith 3

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