35. Wills and Testimony
٣٥۔ كِتَابُ الْوَصَايَا
[Machine] Ali entered upon a man from the tribe of Banu Hashim while he was sick and wanted to make a will. Ali prohibited him and said, "Indeed, Allah, blessed and exalted, says, 'If you leave a good bequest...'" And he informed us that Abu Nasr ibn Qatadah narrated to us, from Abu Mansur al-Nadrawi, from Ahmad ibn Najdah, from Sa'id ibn Mansur, from Abu Mu'awiyah, from Hisham, who mentioned it with its meaning but did not specifically mention it being from Banu Hashim. Ali then told him, "Indeed, Allah, exalted be He, says, 'If you leave a good bequest... And you, indeed, leave something insignificant, so leave it for your family, for it is better."
أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ يَعُودُهُ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُوصِيَ فَنَهَاهُ وَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَقُولُ {إِنْ تَرَكَ خَيْرًا} [البقرة 180] مَالًا فَدَعْ مَالَكَ لَوَرَثَتِكَ 12578 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرِ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ ثنا أَبُو مَنْصُورٍ النَّضْرَوِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ثنا هِشَامٌ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَقَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ ؓ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ {إِنْ تَرَكَ خَيْرًا} [البقرة 180] وَإِنَّكَ إِنَّمَا تَدَعُ شَيْئًا يَسِيرًا فَدَعْهُ لِعِيَالِكَ؛ فَإِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ
[Machine] God, the Most Glorious, said, "If you leave behind something good, it is a small matter. Therefore, leave it for your family; it is better."
قَالَ اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ {إِنْ تَرَكَ خَيْرًا} [البقرة 180] وَإِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ يَسِيرٌ فَاتْرُكْهُ لِعِيَالِكَ؛ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ
[Machine] If the deceased leaves behind 700 dirhams, then he should not make a will.
إِذَا تَرَكَ الْمَيِّتُ سَبْعَمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَلَا يُوصِي