The Book of Wills
Sunan an-Nasā'ī 3612
اعْلَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ مَالُكَ مَا قَدَّمْتَ وَمَالُ وَارِثِكَ مَا أَخَّرْتَ
āʿlamūā annah laysa minkum min aḥadin illā mālu wārithihi aḥabbu ilayhi min mālihi māluka mā qaddamta wamālu wārithika mā akharta
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:"The Messenger of Allah said: 'For whom among you is the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there is no one among us for whom his own wealth is not dearer to him than the wealth of his heirs.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Know that there is no one among you for whom the wealth of his heirs is not dearer than his own wealth. Your wealth is that which you have sent on ahead, and the wealth of your heirs is that which you have kept
Source
Sunan an-Nasā'ī · 3612
- Sahih
- Sahih
- Sahih Bukhari