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Hadith 6321

عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْخَيْرِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً فَإِذَا أَوْصَى حَافَ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ فَيُخْتَمُ لَهُ بِشَرِّ عَمَلِهِ فَيَدْخُلُ النَّارَ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الشَّرِّ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً فَيَعْدِلُ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ فَيُخْتَمُ لَهُ بِخَيْرِ عَمَلِهِ فَيَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَلَهُ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A man acts like the righteous people for seventy years, but when he makes a will and commits injustice in it, his end is upon the worst of deeds, because of which he enters Hell. And a man acts like the evil people for seventy years, but when he makes a will and acts justly in it, his end is upon the best of deeds, because of which he enters Paradise. Then Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: If you wish, recite this verse: {تِلْکَ حُدُوْدُ اللّٰہِ وَمَنْ یُّطِعِ اللّٰہَ وَرَسُوْلَہ ٗیُدْخِلْہُ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِھَا الْاَنْھَارُ خَالِدِیْنَ فِیْھَا وَذَالِکَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِیْمُ۔ وَمَنْ یَّعْصِ اللّٰہَ وَرَسُوْلَہٗ وَیَتَعَدَّ حُدُوْدَہٗ یُدْخِلْہُ نَارًا خَالِدًا فِیْھَا وَلَہُ عَذَابٌ مُہِیْنٌ۔} These are the limits set by Allah, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever, and that is the great success. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and transgresses His limits, He will admit him to the Fire, to abide therein forever, and for such there is a humiliating punishment. (Surah An-Nisa: 13, 14)
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / مسائل الوصايا / 6321
Hadith Grading محدثین: ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij «اسناده ضعيف۔ أخرجه مختصرا ابوداود: 2867، والترمذي: 2117 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 7742 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 7728»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … This narration is weak; nevertheless, it is necessary for a bequest (wasiyyah) to be in accordance with the Shari’ah principles, otherwise it will be an act of injustice, and it will be obligatory upon the heirs not to act upon it. For example: making a bequest in favor of a single heir, making a bequest for more than one third of the wealth, making a bequest that entails severing ties of kinship—these are all forms of injustice.