Chapter on the Obligation of Returning a Bequest to What is Proper and What the Deceased is Entitled to From His Wealth
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 85
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 85
Chapter on the Obligation of Returning a Bequest to What is Proper and What the Deceased is Entitled to From His Wealth
وَ رَوَى هَارُونُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ اَلرَّبَعِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ اَلْأَنْصَارِ تُوُفِّيَ وَ لَهُ صِبْيَةٌ صِغَارٌ وَ لَهُ سِتَّةٌ مِنَ اَلرَّقِيقِ فَأَعْتَقَهُمْ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُمْ فَأُتِيَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ "مَا صَنَعْتُمْ بِصَاحِبِكُمْ" قَالُوا دَفَنَّاهُ قَالَ "لَوْ عَلِمْتُ مَا دَفَنَّاهُ مَعَ أَهْلِ اَلْإِسْلاَمِ تَرَكَ وُلْدَهُ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ اَلنَّاسَ" ".
Harun ibn Muslim narrated from Masadah ibn Ṣadaqah Al-Rabii from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, who said: "A man from the Ansar passed away, leaving behind young children. He had six slaves and no wealth other than them. At the time of his death, he freed all of them. When the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was informed of this, He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: 'What did you do with your companion?' They replied: 'We buried him.' Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: 'Had I known before, I would not have allowed him to be buried among the Muslims. He (the deceased) left his children to beg from the people.'"
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