Volume 6, Book 61, Number 540:
Narrated Talha:
Volume 6 – 1121 / 1700
SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 6 > BOOK 61: VIRTUES OF THE QUR’AN
I asked ‘Abdullah bin Abi ‘Aufa, “Did the Prophet make a will (to appoint his successor or bequeath
wealth)?” He replied, “No.” I said, “How is it prescribed then for the people to make wills, and they are
ordered to do so while the Prophet did not make any will?” He said, “He made a will wherein he re –
commended Allah’s Book.”