Hadith 13529

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب الْكَرَاهِيَةِ فِي تَأْخِيرِ الْوَصِيَّةِ

(1) Chapter: It Is Disliked To Delay Making A Will (ES)
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا حَقُّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَهُ شَىْءٌ يُوصَى فِيهِ يَبِيتُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ إِلاَّ وَوَصِيَّتُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ عِنْدَهُ ".

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah said:
"It is not befitting for a Muslim who has anything concerning which a will should be made, to abide for two nights without having a written will with him." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3616 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 30, Hadith 6 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 4, Book 30, Hadith 3646 (ES)