Sunan an-Nasa'i 3620

Chapter: Did The Prophet Make A Will?

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3620

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَتَبَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْوَصِيَّةَ قَالَ

أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ‏.‏

Talha said:

"I asked Ibn Abi Awfa: 'Did the Messenger of Allah leave a will?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'How come it is prescribed for the Muslims to make wills?' He said: 'He left instructions urging the Muslims to adhere to the Book of Allah.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3620), Al-Bukhari (No. 4460, 5022), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2119), Ahmad (No. 18335) and Ad-Darimi (No. 3051).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( قَالَ لَا ) أَجَابَ بِذَلِكَ أَوَّلًا لِزَعْمِهِ أَنَّ السُّؤَالَ عَنْ الْوَصِيَّةِ بِمَالٍ ( كَتَبَ ) أَيْ فَرَضَ وَأَوْجَبَ قَالَ تَعَالَى { كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَوْت } الْآيَة وَلَا يَخْفَى أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ مَنْسُوخَةٌ فَالْأَوْجَهُ أَنَّ تَفْسِيرَ الْكِتَابَة بِالْأَمْرِ بِهَا وَالْحَثّ عَلَيْهَا بِنَحْوِ مَا حَقُّ اِمْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ الْحَدِيث أَيْ إِذَا كَانَ الْوَصِيَّة مِمَّا يَجُوزُ تَرْكُهُ فَكَيْف جَاءَ فِيهَا مِنْ الْحَثِّ وَالتَّأْكِيدِ وَظَهَرَ لَهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْكَلَام أَنَّ مَقْصُودَ السَّائِل مُطْلَقُ الْوَصِيَّة فَقَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّه أَيْ بِدِينِهِ أَوْ بِهِ وَبِنَحْوٍ لِيَشْمَلَ السُّنَّةَ وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3620
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon	The hadith	No. 3620
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3620

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4460

I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) make a will? ' He replied, "No." I further asked, "How comes it that the making of a will was enjoined on the people or that they were ordered to make it? " He said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) made a will concerning Allah's Book."

أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5022

I asked `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa, "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) make a will (to appoint his successor or bequeath wealth)?" He replied, "No." I said, "How is it prescribed then for the people to make wills, and they are ordered to do so while the Prophet (ﷺ) did not make any will?" He said, "He made a will…

أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2119

"I said to Ibn Abi Awfi: Did the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) leave a will?' He said: 'No' I said: 'How is the will written, and how was it enjoined upon the people?' He said: 'It was ordered in the Book of Allah, Most High."'

أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18335

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ قَالَ مَالِكٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِغْوَلٍ أَخْبَرَنِي طَلْحَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa Arabic only

Not graded Sunan ad-Darimi 3051

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ الْيَامِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa Arabic only

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2740

I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) make a will?" He replied, "No," I asked him, "How is it then that the making of a will has been enjoined on people, (or that they are ordered to make a will)?" He replied, "The Prophet (ﷺ) bequeathed Allah's Book (i.e. Qur'an).

هَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْصَى فَقَالَ لاَ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ كُتِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ الْوَصِيَّةُ أَوْ أُمِرُوا بِالْوَصِيَّةِ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2696

“I said to Abdullah bin Abu Awfa: 'Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) make a will concerning anything?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'How come he told the Muslims to make wills?' He said: 'He enjoined (them to adhere to) the book of Allah (SWT).” Malik said: “Talhah bin Musarrif said: 'Huzail bin Shurahbil…

أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ مُصَرِّفٍ قَالَ الْهُزَيْلُ بْنُ شُرَحْبِيلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ كَانَ يَتَأَمَّرُ عَلَى وَصِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَدَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَّهُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa + 1 other version

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18347

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى هَلْ أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa Arabic only

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3620

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I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) make a will? ' He replied, "No." I further asked, "How comes it that the making of a will was enjoined on the people or that they were ordered to make it? " He said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) made a will concerning Allah's Book."

"I said to Ibn Abi Awfi: Did the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) leave a will?' He said: 'No' I said: 'How is the will written, and how was it enjoined upon the people?' He said: 'It was ordered in the Book of Allah, Most High."'

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I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) make a will?" He replied, "No," I asked him, "How is it then that the making of a will has been enjoined on people, (or that they are ordered to make a will)?" He replied, "The Prophet (ﷺ) bequeathed Allah's Book (i.e. Qur'an).

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