حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا زَکَرِيَّا عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ بِدَقُوقَائَ هَذِهِ وَلَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدًا مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُشْهِدُهُ عَلَی وَصِيَّتِهِ فَأَشْهَدَ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْکِتَابِ فَقَدِمَا الْکُوفَةَ فَأَتَيَا أَبَا مُوسَی الْأَشْعَرِيَّ فَأَخْبَرَاهُ وَقَدِمَا بِتَرِکَتِهِ وَوَصِيَّتِهِ فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ هَذَا أَمْرٌ لَمْ يَکُنْ بَعْدَ الَّذِي کَانَ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَحْلَفَهُمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ بِاللَّهِ مَا خَانَا وَلَا کَذَبَا وَلَا بَدَّلَا وَلَا کَتَمَا وَلَا غَيَّرَا وَإِنَّهَا لَوَصِيَّةُ الرَّجُلِ وَتَرِکَتُهُ فَأَمْضَی شَهَادَتَهُمَا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3605
Ash-Shabi said: A Muslim was about to die at Daquqa', but he did not find any Muslim to call him for witness to his will. So he called two men of the people of the Book for witness. Then they came to Kufah, and approaching Abu Musa al-Ashari they informed him (about his) will. They brought his inheritance and will. Al-Ashari said: This is an incident (like) which happened in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and never occurred after him. So he made them to swear by Allah after the afternoon prayer to the effect that they had not misappropriated, nor told a lie, nor changed, nor concealed, nor altered, and that it was the will of the man and his inheritance. He then executed their witness.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020