Chapter on the Liability of the Executor for Altering What the Deceased Had Bequeathed

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 101

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 101

Chapter on the Liability of the Executor for Altering What the Deceased Had Bequeathed
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Ḥadīth 5480

5480 - رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى بِحَجَّةٍ فَجَعَلَهَا وَصِيَّةً فِي نَسَمَةٍ فَقَالَ "يَغْرَمُهَا وَصِيُّهُ وَ يَجْعَلُهَا فِي حَجَّةٍ كَمَا أَوْصَى بِهِ فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ ۝ فَمَنْ بَدَّلَهُ بَعْدَ مٰا سَمِعَهُ فَإِنَّمٰا إِثْمُهُ عَلَى اَلَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُ ۝.

Hadith.5480 - Muhammad bin Sinan narrated from Ibn Maskan from Abu Sa'id from Abu Abdullah (as) who was asked about a man who made a will for a Hajj and designated it as a will in favor of a person. Imam (as) said: "His executor must fulfill it and ensure it is carried out as a Hajj, just as he had bequeathed. For Allah (swt), the Exalted, says: 'But whoever changes it after he has heard it, the sin is only upon those who change it.'" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:181)

Ḥadīth 5481

5481 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَارِدٍ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى إِلَى رَجُلٍ وَ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ عَنْهُ نَسَمَةً بِسِتِّمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ مِنْ ثُلُثِهِ فَانْطَلَقَ اَلْوَصِيُّ فَأَعْطَى اَلسِّتَّمِائَةِ رَجُلاً يَحُجُّ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَرَى أَنْ يَغْرَمَ اَلْوَصِيُّ سِتَّمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ يَجْعَلَهَا فِيمَا أَوْصَى بِهِ اَلْمَيِّتُ فِي نَسَمَةٍ ".

Hadith.5481 - Al-Hasan bin Mahbub narrated from Muhammad bin Marid who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who made a will to another man, instructing him to free a soul (a slave) for six hundred dirhams from his one-third share of the inheritance. However, the executor instead gave the six hundred dirhams to a man to perform Hajj on behalf of the deceased. Abu Abdullah (as) said: "I believe the executor must personally pay six hundred dirhams from his own wealth and fulfill what the deceased had willed by freeing a soul."

Ḥadīth 5482

5482 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ اَلنَّرْسِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَزْيَدٍ صَاحِبِ اَلسَّابِرِيِّ قَالَ : أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ بِتَرِكَتِهِ وَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَحُجَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَنَظَرْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا شَيْءٌ يَسِيرٌ لاَ يَكْفِي لِلْحَجِّ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبَا حَنِيفَةَ وَ فُقَهَاءَ أَهْلِ اَلْكُوفَةِ فَقَالُوا تَصَدَّقْ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا لَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اَللَّهِ بْنَ اَلْحَسَنِ فِي اَلطَّوَافِ سَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ مَوَالِيكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْكُوفَةِ مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى بِتَرِكَتِهِ إِلَيَّ وَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَحُجَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَنَظَرْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ يَكْفِ لِلْحَجِّ فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ عِنْدَنَا مِنَ اَلْفُقَهَاءِ فَقَالُوا تَصَدَّقْ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَتَصَدَّقْتُ بِهَا فَمَا تَقُولُ فَقَالَ لِي هَذَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ فِي اَلْحِجْرِ فَأْتِهِ فَاسْأَلْهُ فَدَخَلْتُ اَلْحِجْرَ فَإِذَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ تَحْتَ اَلْمِيزَابِ مُقْبِلٌ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى اَلْبَيْتِ يَدْعُو ثُمَّ اِلْتَفَتَ فَرَآنِي فَقَالَ "مَا حَاجَتُكَ" قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى بِتَرِكَتِهِ أَنْ أَحُجَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَنَظَرْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ يَكْفِ لِلْحَجِّ فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ عِنْدَنَا مِنَ اَلْفُقَهَاءِ فَقَالُوا تَصَدَّقْ بِهَا فَقَالَ "مَا صَنَعْتَ" قُلْتُ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهَا فَقَالَ "ضَمِنْتَ إِلاَّ أَنْ لاَ يَكُونَ يَبْلُغُ مَا يُحَجُّ بِهِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَإِنْ كَانَ لاَ يَبْلُغُ مَا يُحَجُّ بِهِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ ضَمَانٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَ يَبْلُغُ مَا يُحَجُّ بِهِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَأَنْتَ ضَامِنٌ".

Hadith.5482 - Muhammad bin Abi Umayr narrated from Zayd Al-Narsi, from Ali bin Mazid, the companion of Al-Sabari, who said: A man entrusted me with his estate and instructed me to perform Hajj on his behalf. When I examined the amount, I found it to be very little and insufficient for Hajj. I asked Abu Hanifa and the jurists of Kufa, and they said: 'Give it in charity on his behalf'. Later, when I met Abdullah ibn Al-Hasan during Tawaf, I asked him and said: 'A man from your followers in Kufa passed away and entrusted his estate to me, instructing me to perform Hajj on his behalf. However, when I examined the amount, it was not enough for Hajj. I consulted the jurists in my area, and they advised me to give it in charity on his behalf, so I did. What do you say?' He replied: Here is Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) in the Hijr, go to him and ask him. So I entered the Hijr, and I saw Abu Abdullah (as) under the Mizab, facing the Kaaba, praying. Then Imam (as) turned, saw me, and asked: What is your need? I said: A man passed away and entrusted his estate to me to perform Hajj on his behalf, but I found it insufficient for Hajj. I asked the jurists in my area, and they advised me to give it in charity, so I did. Imam (as) said: What have you done (with the money)? I replied: I gave it in charity. Imam (as) said: You are liable - unless the amount was not enough for Hajj even from Mecca. If it was insufficient for Hajj from Mecca, then there is no liability on you. But if it was enough for Hajj from Mecca, then you are responsible.