سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الوصاياThe Chapters on Wills
بَابُ : الْوَصِيَّةِ بِالثُّلُثِChapter: Making A Will For One Third
Hadith 2709
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَصَدَّقَ عَلَيْكُمْ عِنْدَ وَفَاتِكُمْ بِثُلُثِ أَمْوَالِكُمْ زِيَادَةً لَكُمْ فِي أَعْمَالِكُمْ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Allah (SWT) has been charitable with you over the disposal of one third of your wealth at the time of your death, so that you may be able to add to the record of your good deeds.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by our esteemed researcher; however, some scholars have graded it as hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences. For details, see: (Al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 45/475, 476, and Al-Irwa’, no. 1641). Therefore, the rulings of Islamic Shari‘ah are a source of benefit in both this world and the Hereafter.
➋ When a person makes a bequest (wasiyyah) for a good deed, the benefit for the deceased is that when his bequest is acted upon after his death, the reward for that deed reaches him.
➌ Even if the heirs do not act upon the bequest for a good deed, the deceased will still certainly receive the reward for making a good bequest.
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by our esteemed researcher; however, some scholars have graded it as hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences. For details, see: (Al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 45/475, 476, and Al-Irwa’, no. 1641). Therefore, the rulings of Islamic Shari‘ah are a source of benefit in both this world and the Hereafter.
➋ When a person makes a bequest (wasiyyah) for a good deed, the benefit for the deceased is that when his bequest is acted upon after his death, the reward for that deed reaches him.
➌ Even if the heirs do not act upon the bequest for a good deed, the deceased will still certainly receive the reward for making a good bequest.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2709
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه الدارقطني:4 /150، وحديث أبي الدرداء أخرجه أحمد:6 /441، والبزار، وحديث أبي هريرة أخرجه ابن ماجه، الوصايا، حديث:2709. وسنده ضعيف.»©Explanation:
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain (isnad) by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have deemed it hasan (good) due to supporting evidences, as the author of the book has also indicated that there is weakness in all of them, but some narrations strengthen others.
Therefore, despite the aforementioned narration being weak in its chain, it is acceptable for practice and as evidence due to other supporting narrations.
For further details, see: (Al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 45/475, 476; and Al-Irwa’, no. 1641)
«أخرجه الدارقطني:4 /150، وحديث أبي الدرداء أخرجه أحمد:6 /441، والبزار، وحديث أبي هريرة أخرجه ابن ماجه، الوصايا، حديث:2709. وسنده ضعيف.»©Explanation:
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain (isnad) by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have deemed it hasan (good) due to supporting evidences, as the author of the book has also indicated that there is weakness in all of them, but some narrations strengthen others.
Therefore, despite the aforementioned narration being weak in its chain, it is acceptable for practice and as evidence due to other supporting narrations.
For further details, see: (Al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 45/475, 476; and Al-Irwa’, no. 1641)
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 822
