صحيح البخاري

Bukhari

كتاب الوصايا

The Book of Wasaya (Wills and Testaments)

بَابُ إِذَا قَالَ دَارِي صَدَقَةٌ لِلَّهِ وَلَمْ يُبَيِّنْ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ أَوْ غَيْرِهِمْ. فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ، وَيَضَعُهَا فِي الأَقْرَبِينَ أَوْ حَيْثُ أَرَادَ:

(I4) Chapter. When someone says, “My house is Sadaqa (i.e., gift of charit) for Allah’s sake," and does not specify whether it is for the poor or for some other people, then the Sadaqa is valid and he can give it to his relatives or whomever he wishes.

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Hadith 2756
لِأَنَّ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَوْقَفَ ، وَقَالَ : لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَلَمْ يَخُصَّ ، إِنْ وَلِيَهُ عُمَرُ ، أَوْ غَيْرُهُ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ : " أَرَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَهَا فِي الْأَقْرَبِينَ ، فَقَالَ : أَفْعَلُ ، فَقَسَمَهَا فِي أَقَارِبِهِ وَبَنِي عَمِّهِ " .
Because ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) endowed (his land in Khaybar) and said that if its administrator also eats from it, there is no harm. Here, he did not specify whether he himself would be its administrator or someone else. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) that I think if you wish to give your land (the garden of Bairuha’) in charity, then give it to your relatives. He replied that he would do so. Thus, he distributed it among his relatives and the sons of his uncle.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَامٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي يَعْلَى ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عِكْرِمَةَ ، يَقُولُ : أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تُوُفِّيَتْ أُمُّهُ وَهُوَ غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ وَأَنَا غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا ، أَيَنْفَعُهَا شَيْءٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّ حَائِطِيَ الْمِخْرَافَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا " .
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The mother of Sa`d bin 'Ubada died in his absence. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! My mother died in my absence; will it be of any benefit for her if I give Sadaqa on her behalf?" The Prophet said, "Yes," Sa`d said, "I make you a witness that I gave my garden called Al Makhraf in charity on her behalf."
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ حِينَ قَالَ أَحَبُّ أَمْوَالِي إِلَيَّ بَيْرَحَاءَ، وَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ لِلَّهِ، فَأَجَازَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَلِكَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لاَ يَجُوزُ حَتَّى يُبَيِّنَ لِمَنْ وَالأَوَّلُ أَصَحُّ.
When Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) said that among my wealth, the garden of Bairuha is the most beloved to me, and I give it in charity in the way of Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) approved it (even though he did not specify to whom he would give it). But some people (the Shafi'is) said that unless it is specified for what purpose the charity is given, it will not be valid, and the first opinion is more correct.
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الوصايا / 2756