Chapter on a Man Making a Bequest of a Sword, a Chest, or a Ship to Another Man

Hadith.5509 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr narrated from Abu Jamilah from Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as), who said: I asked him about a man who bequeathed a sword to another man, and the sword was in its sheath and adorned with decorations. The heirs said to him, "Only the blade belongs to you, not the sword (with its accessories)." Imam (as) said: "No, rather the sword with everything it contains belongs to him." I said to Imam (as): "A man bequeathed a box to another man, and there was money inside it. The heirs said: 'Only the box belongs to you, not the money.'" Imam (as) said: "The box with everything it contains belongs to him."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Hadith.5510 - Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn narrated from Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Hilal from Uqbah ibn Khalid from Abu Abdullah (as), who said: I asked Imam (as) about a man who said: "This ship belongs to so-and-so," without specifying what was inside it, and there was food in it. Should the man be given the ship and what is inside it? Imam (as) said: "It belongs to the one to whom it was bequeathed, unless its owner explicitly excluded what was inside it. The heirs have no claim over it."

Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.