Chapter on Rare Cases of Bequests
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 126
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ كَتَبَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ يَعْنِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: يَهُودِيٌّ مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى لِدُيَّانِهِ بِشَيْءٍ أَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَخْذِهِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ آخُذَهُ فَأَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى مَوَالِيكَ أَوْ أُنْفِذُهُ فِيمَا أَوْصَى بِهِ اَلْيَهُودِيُّ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَوْصِلْهُ إِلَيَّ وَ عَرِّفْنِيهِ لِأُنْفِذَهُ فِيمَا يَنْبَغِي إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى".
Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated, saying: Muhammad ibn Isa reported from Muhammad ibn Muhammad that Ali ibn Bilal wrote to Abu Al-Hasan, meaning Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi عليه السلام, regarding a Jew who passed away. The Jew had made a will assigning something to his creditor. Ali ibn Bilal asked: 'Am I permitted to take it and give it to your followers, or should I execute the bequest as the Jew had specified?' Imam عليه السلام wrote in response: 'Send it to me and inform me about it so that I may execute it in the proper manner, if Allah سبحانه وتعالى wills.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh