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Sahih Muslim 1634a (Book 25, Hadith 24) #11334
The Importance of Making a Will

SUMMARY: Making a will is important for Muslims as it is commanded by Allah in the Quran.

Talha b. Musarrif reported: I asked 'Abdullah b. Abu Aufa whether Allah's Messenger had made any will (in regard to his property). He said: #I said: Then why has making of will been made necessary for the Muslims, or why were they commanded to make will? Thereupon he said: He made the will according to the Book of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى هَلْ أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَلِمَ كُتِبَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْوَصِيَّةُ أَوْ فَلِمَ أُمِرُوا بِالْوَصِيَّةِ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

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will  *  command  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Make wills according to instructions given in the Quran .

EXPLANATIONS:
Making a will is an important part of being a Muslim, as it has been commanded by Allah in the Quran. A will is essentially an instruction that you leave behind when you die, which states how your possessions should be distributed after your death. This hadith was narrated by Talha b. Musarrif who asked Abdullah b. Abu Aufa whether Prophet Muhammad had made any wills regarding his property and was told that he did so according to the instructions given in the Quran. This shows us that making a will is something we should all do, as it was done even by Prophet Muhammad himself and has been commanded by God in His book - the Quran - for us to follow suit and make our own wills too! It also teaches us to be mindful about our possessions and how they are distributed after we pass away, so that our loved ones can benefit from them even after we are gone.

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