Chapter on the Beneficiary of a Bequest Dying Before the Testator or Before Receiving What Was Bequeathed to Him
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 104
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 104
Chapter on the Beneficiary of a Bequest Dying Before the Testator or Before Receiving What Was Bequeathed to Him
وَ رَوَى اَلْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مُثَنًّى قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أُوصِيَ لَهُ بِوَصِيَّةٍ فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْبِضَهَا وَ لَمْ يَتْرُكْ عَقِباً قَالَ "اُطْلُبْ لَهُ وَارِثاً أَوْ مَوْلًى فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ" قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ لَهُ وَلِيُّ قَالَ "اِجْهَدْ أَنْ تَقْدِرَ لَهُ عَلَى وَلِيٍّ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْهُ وَ عَلِمَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْكَ اَلْجَهْدَ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهَا".
Al-Abbas ibn Amir narrated from Muthanna who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a man for whom a bequest was made, but he died before receiving it and left no offspring. Imam عليه السلام said: "Seek an heir or his mawla (guardian) and give it to him." I asked: "What if no heir is known?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Exert yourself in searching for an heir for him, and if you cannot find one and Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, knows of your sincere effort, then give it in charity."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 343