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2867. It was reported from Al-Ash'ath bin Jābir who said: "Shahr bin Hawshab narrated to me that Abū Hurairah narrated to him, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'A man or a woman does the deeds of obedience to Allāh for sixty years, then when death comes to them they cause detriment through the bequest, and the Fire becomes mandatory on them.'" He (Shahr) said: "Abū Hurairah recited to me from: 'After the payment of legacies he (or she) may have bequeathed or debts, so that no loss is caused (to anyone)' until the Verse: 'that will be the great success.'" [1] (Hasan)
Abū Dāwud said: Al-Ash'ath bin Jābir is the grandfather of Naṣr bin 'Alī (one of the narrators).
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The Hadith is clear on the point that to seek to harm the interest of the legal heirs through one's will is a major sin; it amounts to transgressing the bounds of Allāh, which is unlawful in Islam.
