سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الوصاياThe Chapters on Wills
بَابُ : الْحَيْفِ فِي الْوَصِيَّةِChapter: Injustice In Wills
Hadith 2704
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْأَزْهَرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ 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 أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ سورة البقرة آية 187 ـ 90 .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “A man may do the deeds of the people of goodness for seventy years, then when he makes his will, he is unjust in his will, so he ends (his life) with evil deeds and enters Hell. And a man may do the people of evil for seventy years, then he is just in his will, so he ends (his life) with good deeds and enters Paradise.”Abu Hurairah said: “Recite, if you wish: “These are the limits (set by) Allah (STW) up to His saying: 'a disgraceful torment'”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The manner of causing harm is as follows: for example, making a bequest (wasiyyah) of more than one third of the wealth, or gifting all the wealth to one of the heirs, or before making the bequest, falsely claiming debts upon oneself in order to deprive others.
It is evident that in all these cases, the heirs will suffer loss.
Therefore, the punishment for this is also severe.
2:
After the bequest you have made and after the repayment of debts, provided that no one else has been harmed, this is what has been prescribed by Allah,
and Allah is All-Knowing, Forbearing.
These are the limits set by Allah, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, Allah will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, and that is the great success.
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Note:
(In the chain of narration, Shahr ibn Hawshab is a weak narrator.)
1:
The manner of causing harm is as follows: for example, making a bequest (wasiyyah) of more than one third of the wealth, or gifting all the wealth to one of the heirs, or before making the bequest, falsely claiming debts upon oneself in order to deprive others.
It is evident that in all these cases, the heirs will suffer loss.
Therefore, the punishment for this is also severe.
2:
After the bequest you have made and after the repayment of debts, provided that no one else has been harmed, this is what has been prescribed by Allah,
and Allah is All-Knowing, Forbearing.
These are the limits set by Allah, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, Allah will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, and that is the great success.
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Note:
(In the chain of narration, Shahr ibn Hawshab is a weak narrator.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2117
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The meaning is clear that causing harm to heirs through a will is a major sin and a transgression of Allah’s limits.
And such a will is not permissible.
The meaning is clear that causing harm to heirs through a will is a major sin and a transgression of Allah’s limits.
And such a will is not permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2867
