Chapter on a Person's Right Over His Wealth as Long as There Remains Some Life in Him
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 96
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 96
Chapter on a Person's Right Over His Wealth as Long as There Remains Some Life in Him
وَ تَصْدِيقُ ذَلِكَ مَا رَوَاهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ اَلسَّكُونِيُّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَمُوتُ وَ لاَ وَارِثَ لَهُ وَ لاَ عَصَبَةَ قَالَ "يُوصِي بِمَالِهِ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ فِي اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ اَلْمَسَاكِينِ وَ اِبْنِ اَلسَّبِيلِ".
And a confirmation of this is what was narrated by Ismaʿil ibn Abi Ziyad Al-Sakuni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام from his father, Abu Abdullah Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, that he was asked about a man who dies without leaving behind an heir or any male relative (Aṣabah). Imam عليه السلام said: "He may bequeath his wealth as he wishes among the Muslims, the poor, and the wayfarer."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh