Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 3.0

What has been Related About Encouraging (To Make) The Will

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْحَثِّ عَلَى الْوَصِيَّةِ ‏

1 hadiths

Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 2118sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Yahya bin Abi 'UmarfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromNafie'fromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَا حَقُّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَبِيتُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ وَلَهُ مَا يُوصِي فِيهِ إِلاَّ وَوَصِيَّتُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ عِنْدَهُ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوُهُ ‏.‏

English translation

Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"It is not right for a Muslim man to spend two nights, having what he would will, without having his will written with him."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏