Chapter on Two Men Being Appointed as Executors of a Bequest, and Each Taking Charge of Half of the Estate

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 98

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 98

Chapter on Two Men Being Appointed as Executors of a Bequest, and Each Taking Charge of Half of the Estate
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 5471

5471 - كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلصَّفَّارُ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : رَجُلٌ أَوْصَى إِلَى رَجُلَيْنِ أَ يَجُوزُ لِأَحَدِهِمَا أَنْ يَنْفَرِدَ بِنِصْفِ اَلتَّرِكَةِ وَ اَلْآخَرِ بِالنِّصْفِ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "لاَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُمَا أَنْ يُخَالِفَا اَلْمَيِّتَ وَ يَعْمَلاَنِ عَلَى حَسَبِ مَا أَمَرَهُمَا إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ".

Hadith.5471 - Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Ṣaffar (may Allah (swt) be pleased with him) wrote to Abu Muhammad Imam Hasan ibn Ali Al-Askari (as) asking: "A man appointed two individuals as executors of his will. Is it permissible for one of them to independently handle half of the inheritance and the other to manage the other half?" Imam (as) responded in writing: "It is not appropriate for them to act contrary to the deceased's instructions. They should act according to what he commanded them, God willing."

Ḥadīth 5472

5472 - وَ فِي كِتَابِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ اَلْكُلَيْنِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْمِيثَمِيِّ عَنْ أَخَوَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ : إِنَّ رَجُلاً مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى إِلَى رَجُلَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ خُذْ نِصْفَ مَا تَرَكَ وَ أَعْطِنِي اَلنِّصْفَ مِمَّا تَرَكَ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ اَلْآخَرُ فَسَأَلُوا أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ "ذَاكَ لَهُ".

Hadith.5472 - In the book of Muhammad ibn Yaʿqub Al-Kulayni (may Allah (swt) have mercy on him), narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Al-Hasan Al-Mithami, from his two brothers Muhammad and Ahmad, from their father, from Dawud ibn Abi Yazid, from Burayd ibn Muawiyah, it is reported: A man passed away and appointed two individuals as executors of his will. One of them said to his companion, "Take half of what he left behind, and give me the other half." However, the other refused. They sought guidance from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding this matter, and Imam (as) said: "That rightfully belongs to him."