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
4 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 5466

5466 - وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : قُلْتُ لَهُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ لَهُ اَلْوَلَدُ يَسَعُهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ مَالَهُ لِقَرَابَتِهِ قَالَ "هُوَ مَالُهُ يَصْنَعُ بِهِ مَا شَاءَ إِلَى أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ اَلْمَوْتُ".

Hadith.5466 - Abdullah ibn Jabalah narrated from Samaah, from Abu Baṣir, from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said: I asked Imam (as), "A man who has children, is it permissible for him to give his wealth to his relatives?" Imam (as) replied: "It is his wealth; he may do with it as he wishes until death comes to him."

Ḥadīth 5467

5467 - وَ تَصْدِيقُ ذَلِكَ- مَا رَوَاهُ صَفْوَانُ عَنْ مُرَازِمٍ‌ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُعْطِي الشَّيْ‌ءَ مِنْ مَالِهِ فِي مَرَضِهِ قَالَ إِذَا أَبَانَ بِهِ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ وَ إِنْ أَوْصَى بِهِ فَمِنَ الثُّلُثِ.

Hadith.5467 - And the confirmation of this is what Ṣafwan narrated from Murazim regarding a man who gives something from his wealth during his illness. Imm (as) said: "If he clearly transfers it (during his lifetime), then it is valid. However, if he bequeaths it (for after his death), then it is only from one-third of his wealth."

Ḥadīth 5468

5468 - وَ أَمَّا حَدِيثُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ شَدَّادٍ اَلْأَزْدِيِّ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "اَلرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِمَالِهِ مَا دَامَ فِيهِ اَلرُّوحُ إِنْ أَوْصَى بِهِ كُلِّهِ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ لَهُ".

Hadith.5468 - As for the narration of Ali ibn Asbaṭ from Thaʿlabah from Abu Al-Hasan Amr ibn Shaddad Al-Azdi from Ammar ibn Musa from Abu Abdullah (as), who said: "A man has the most right over his wealth as long as his soul remains in him. If he bequeaths all of it, it is permissible for him."

Ḥadīth 5469

5469 - 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".

Hadith.5469 - And a confirmation of this is what was narrated by Ismaʿil ibn Abi Ziyad Al-Sakuni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Abu Abdullah Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), that he was asked about a man who dies without leaving behind an heir or any male relative (Aṣabah). Imam (as) said: "He may bequeath his wealth as he wishes among the Muslims, the poor, and the wayfarer."