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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الوصاياIssues of Bequests
بَابُ الْحَقِّ عَلَى الْوَصِيَّةِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْحَيْفِ فِيهَا وَفَضِيلَةِ التَّنْجِيرِ حَالَ الْحَيَاةِChapter: The right regarding bequests, prohibition of injustice in them, and the virtue of hastening them during life
Hadith 6322
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي حَبِيبَةَ الطَّائِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ أَخِي بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أَخِي أَوْصَانِي بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَأَيْنَ أَضَعُهُ أَفِي الْفُقَرَاءِ أَوْ فِي الْمُجَاهِدِينَ أَوْ فِي الْمَسَاكِينِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَوْ كُنْتُ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ بِالْمُجَاهِدِينَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَفِي لَفْظٍ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ أَوْ يَتَصَدَّقُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُهْدِي إِذَا شَبِعَ زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ قَالَ أَبُو حَبِيبَةَ فَأَصَابَنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ
Abu Habibah Tai narrates: He says, my brother made a will to give some wealth in charity. I met Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him, "My brother made a will for me to give some wealth in charity; now to whom should I give it—to the poor, to the fighters in the cause of Allah, or to the needy?" Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If this wealth were mine, I would not consider anyone equal to the fighters in the cause of Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever, when death approaches him, frees a slave or gives charity, it is like a person who first satisfies himself and then gives to others." Abu Habibah said: "I also received something from that wealth."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … It is permissible to give charity even before the nearness of death, that is, before the signs of death become apparent. However, the preferred ruling is the one that has already been mentioned in Hadith number (6320).
