What Has Been Related That The Prophet ﷺ Did Not Leave A Will
Darussalam · Volume 4
28. Chapters On Waṣāyā (Wills And Testaments) From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 2119 · Volume 5 · Page 119
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٦٩٦)
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2119. Ṭalḥaḥ bin Muṣarrif said: "I said to Ibn Abī Awfā: 'Did the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ 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 Allāh, Most High.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ [Gharīb]. We do not know of it except through the narration of Mālik bin Mighwal.
٢١١٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ : قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قَطَنٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ قَالَ: «قُلْتُ لِابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى : أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: لَا، قُلْتُ: كَيْفَ كُتِبَتِ الْوَصِيَّةُ، وَكَيْفَ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ؟ قَالَ: أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللهِ». هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ. لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ.
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The Shi'ah, taking their cue from 'Abdullāh bin Sabā', falsely propagated the story that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had appointed 'Alī ﷺ his executor and political successor. That is why everytime the Companions were questioned about whether the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had left any will, they replied in the negative. The Prophet ﷺ in fact did not make any testament, even regarding his property or wealth.