25/5. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1058 — The Book of Al-Wasiyya (Wills and Testaments)
He who has not got anything to will, should not do it.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1058
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1058
حديث عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ: ذَكَرُوا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا رضي الله عنها كَانَ وَصِيًّا فَقَالَتْ: مَتَى أَوْصَى إِلَيْهِ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ مُسْنِدَتَهُ إِلَى صَدْرِي، أَوْ قَالَتْ: حَجْرِي، فَدَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ، فَلَقَدِ انْخَنَثَ فِي حَجْرِي فَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَمَتَى أَوْصى إِلَيْهِ.
Al-Aswad Narrated from:
In the presence of 'Âisha رضي الله عنها some people mentioned that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had appointed 'Alî by will as his successor. 'Âisha said, "When did he appoint him by will? Verily, when he died he was resting against my chest (or she said "in my lap") and he asked for a wash-basin and then collapsed while in that state, and I could not even perceive that he had died, so when did he appoint him by will?" ( Sahih Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 4, Vol. 4 )
