Chapter on a Man Who Bequeaths a Portion of His Wealth to Another and is Then Killed by Mistake

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 121

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 121

Chapter on a Man Who Bequeaths a Portion of His Wealth to Another and is Then Killed by Mistake
2 hadiths
Hadith 1

رَوَى عَاصِمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَوْصَى لِرَجُلٍ بِوَصِيَّةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ ثُلُثٍ أَوْ رُبُعٍ فَيُقْتَلُ اَلرَّجُلُ خَطَأً يَعْنِي اَلْمُوصِيَ فَقَالَ "تُجَازُ لِهَذَا اَلْوَصِيَّةُ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ مِنْ دِيَتِهِ ".

Asim ibn Humayd narrated from Muhammad ibn Qays, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who bequeathed a portion of his wealth - a third or a fourth - to another man. Then, the man (the testator) was mistakenly killed. Imam (a.s) said: "The will is to be executed from his wealth and from his blood money (diyyah)."

Hadith 2

وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى بِثُلُثِ مَالِهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ خَطَأً قَالَ "ثُلُثُ دِيَتِهِ دَاخِلٌ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ".

In another narration, Abu Abdullah (a.s), was asked about a man who had bequeathed one-third of his wealth and was then killed by mistake. Imam (a.s) said: "One-third of his blood money (diyyah) is included in his bequest."