#The Book Of Wasaya ( Wills And Testaments ) - Islam Peace Of Heart

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,   It is not permissible for any Muslim who has something to will to stay for two nights without having his last will and testament written and kept ready with him. 

Narrated `Amr bin Al-Harith: (The brother of the wife of Allah's Apostle. Juwaira bint Al-Harith) When Allah's Apostle died, he did not leave any Dirham or Dinar (i.e. money), a slave or a slave woman or anything else except his white mule, his arms and a piece of land which he had given in charity . 

Narrated Talha bin Musarrif: I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa   Did the Prophet make a will?   He replied,   No,   I asked him,   How is it then that the making of a will has been enjoined on people, (or that they are ordered to make a will)?   He replied,   The Prophet bequeathed Allah's Book (i.e. Qur'an). 

Narrated Al-Aswad: In the presence of `Aisha some people mentioned that the Prophet had appointed `Ali by will as his successor. `Aisha said,   When did he appoint him by will? Verily when he died he was resting against my chest (or 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? 

Narrated Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas: The Prophet came visiting me while I was (sick) in Mecca, ('Amir the sub-narrator said, and he disliked to die in the land, whence he had already migrated). He (i.e. the Prophet) said,   May Allah bestow His Mercy on Ibn Afra (Sa`d bin Khaula).   I said,   O Allah's Apostle! May I will all my property (in charity)?   He said,   No.   I said,   Then may I will half of it?   He said,   No  . I said,   One third?   He said:   Yes, one third, yet even one third is too much. It is better for you to leave your inheritors wealthy than to leave them poor begging others, and whatever you spend for Allah's sake will be considered as a charitable deed even the handful of food you put in your wife's mouth. Allah may lengthen your age so that some people may benefit by you, and some others be harmed by you.   At that time Sa`d had only one daughter.