Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar
عَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ - رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا- ; أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ : { مَا حَقُّ اِمْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَهُ شَيْءٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُوصِيَ فِيهِ يَبِيتُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ إِلَّا وَوَصِيَّتُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ عِنْدَهُ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1 .
1 - صحيح . رواه البخاري ( 2738 ) ، ومسلم ( 1627 ).
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "It is not permissible for a Muslim person, who has something he wants to give as a bequest, to have it for two nights without having his will regarding it written and kept ready with him." [Agreed upon].
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2738), Muslim (No. 1627a, 1627c, 1627d, 1627e), Abu Dawud (No. 2862), At-Tirmidhi (No. 974, 2118), An-Nasa’i (No. 3615, 3616, 3618, 3619), Ibn Majah (No. 2699, 2702), Malik (No. 1458), Ahmad (No. 4239, 4350, 4667, 4872, 4950, 5254, 5256, 5660) and Ad-Darimi (No. 3046). Cited in Bulugh al-Maram (No. 958).