Chapter on Bequests for Manumission, Charity, and Hajj
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 105
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 105
Chapter on Bequests for Manumission, Charity, and Hajj
وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي هَمَّامٍ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ بِمَالٍ لِذَوِي قَرَابَتِهِ وَ أَعْتَقَ مَمْلُوكاً فَكَانَ جَمِيعُ مَا أَوْصَى بِهِ يَزِيدُ عَلَى اَلثُّلُثِ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ فَقَالَ "يُبْدَأُ بِالْعِتْقِ فَيُنْفَذُ".
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa narrated from Abu Hammam Ismail ibn Hammam from Abu Al-Hasan عليه السلام regarding a man who, at the time of his death, made a will bequeathing wealth to his relatives and also freed a slave. However, the total of what he bequeathed exceeded one-third of his estate. He was asked how this should be handled concerning his will. Imam عليه السلام replied: "The emancipation (of the slave) should be carried out first."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 344