Usul16

Chapter on the Obligation of Executing the Bequest and the Prohibition of Altering it

4 narrations

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Chapter on the Legal Punishment for Slanderous Accusation25Chapter on a Man Who Makes a Bequest of Wealth in the Way of Allah2Chapter on the Liability of the Executor for Altering What the Deceased Had Bequeathed3Chapter on Bequests for Relatives and Freed Slaves3Chapter on Appointing a Competent or an Incompetent Person as an Executor of a Bequest2Chapter on the Beneficiary of a Bequest Dying Before the Testator or Before Receiving What Was Bequeathed to Him3Chapter on Bequests for Manumission, Charity, and Hajj15Chapter on Bequests for the Mukatab and Umm Al-Walad3Chapter on a Man Making a Bequest of a Sword, a Chest, or a Ship to Another Man2Chapter on One Who Does Not Make a Bequest While Having Heirs, if His Estate Divided Among Them or Sold for Their Benefit2Chapter on a Man Who Makes a Bequest, but the Executor Forgets it and Only Remembers One Part of it1Chapter on the Legal Punishment for Drinking Alcohol and Reports Regarding Singing and Amusements10
faqih-5454Vol. 4, p. 200

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ أَوْصَى بِمَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ‌[2] فَقَالَ أَعْطِهِ لِمَنْ أَوْصَى لَهُ بِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ يَهُودِيّاً أَوْ نَصْرَانِيّاً إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ‌ فَمَنْ بَدَّلَهُ‌ بَعْدَ ما سَمِعَهُ فَإِنَّما إِثْمُهُ‌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُ‌.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who made a will to give his wealth in the way of Allah (swt). Imam (as) replied: "Give it to the one he specified in his will, even if that person is a Jew or a Christian. Indeed, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, says: 'But whoever changes it after hearing it, the sin is onl

faqih-5455Vol. 4, p. 200-201

لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَضَعَ مَالَهُ فِي يَهُودِيٍّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٍّ لَوَضَعْتُهُ فِيهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ‌ فَمَنْ بَدَّلَهُ بَعْدَ ما سَمِعَهُ فَإِنَّما إِثْمُهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ‌ فَانْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ يَخْرُجُ فِي هَذِهِ الْوُجُوهِ يَعْنِي الثُّغُورَ فَابْعَثُوا بِهِ إِلَيْهِ.

Hadith.5463 - Sahl ibn Ziyad narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Walid from Yunus ibn Yaʿqub: A man in Hamadhan mentioned that his father had passed away. His father was unaware of this matter (the teachings of the Ahl Al-Bayt), and before his death, he made a will instructing that something be given in the way of Allah (swt

faqih-5456Vol. 4, p. 201

لَيْسَ عِنْدِي فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَسَأَلَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع إِنَّ الْمَجُوسِيَّ لَمْ يُوصِ لِفُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَكِنْ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ مِقْدَارُ ذَلِكَ الْمَالِ مِنْ مَالِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَيُرَدَّ عَلَى فُقَرَاءِ الْمَجُوسِ‌[1].

"I have no ruling on this issue." Then he asked Abu Al-Hasan (as), and Abu Al-Hasan (as) replied: "The Magian did not bequeath his wealth to the poor Muslims. Therefore, it is appropriate that an equivalent amount from the charity funds be taken and returned to the poor among the Magians."