سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الوصاياThe Chapters on Wills
بَابُ : الْحَثِّ عَلَى الْوَصِيَّةِChapter: Exhortation To Make a Will
Hadith 2700
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا دُرُسْتُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ الرَّقَاشِيُّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْمَحْرُومُ مَنْ حُرِمَ وَصِيَّتَهُ " .
´It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “The one who is deprived is the one who is deprived of a will.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
According to most researchers, the mentioned narration is weak. However, the meaning of the hadith is that the person who passed away without making a will (wasiyyah) was deprived of those benefits which he could have attained through making a will, for example:
If he had made a will for charity (sadaqah), he would have continued to receive its reward afterwards; if he had made a will for the repayment of a debt, his heirs would have paid off his debt and he would have been absolved of responsibility.
After death, it is impossible to make up for this shortcoming, therefore such a person has been deprived of much goodness.
According to most researchers, the mentioned narration is weak. However, the meaning of the hadith is that the person who passed away without making a will (wasiyyah) was deprived of those benefits which he could have attained through making a will, for example:
If he had made a will for charity (sadaqah), he would have continued to receive its reward afterwards; if he had made a will for the repayment of a debt, his heirs would have paid off his debt and he would have been absolved of responsibility.
After death, it is impossible to make up for this shortcoming, therefore such a person has been deprived of much goodness.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2700
