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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الوصايا
Book of Wills
من كان يوصي ويستحبها
Those who used to make bequests and considered it recommended
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32988 — Those who used to make bequests
٣٢٩٨٨ - (١) حدثنا وكيع عن مالك بن مغول عن طلحة قال: قلت لابن أبي أوفى: أوصى رسول اللَّه ﷺ؟ قال: لا، قلت: فكيف أمر الناس بالوصية؟ قال: أوصى بكتاب اللَّه (٢).
Talhah said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him): "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) make a bequest?" He said: "No!" I asked: "Then how were people ordered to make bequests?" He said: "He gave a bequest to act upon the Book of Allah."
