Hazrat Talha bin Musarrif narrated that I asked Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) make any bequest (wasiyyah)?" He replied, "No." Upon this, I asked, "Then how did bequest become obligatory upon people?" Or (the narrator reported it as), "Why were people commanded to make a bequest?" He said, "The Prophet (peace be upon him) advised people to act upon the Book of Allah." (And in the Book of Allah, there is a command to make a bequest.)
Hadith Referenceاللؤلؤ والمرجان / كتاب الوصية / 1057
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:«صحیح»
Hadith Takhrij«صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 55 كتاب الوصايا: 1 باب الوصايا وقول النبي صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم وصية الرجل مكتوبة عنده»