Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 2862
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُمَرَ - عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا حَقُّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَهُ شَىْءٌ يُوصِي فِيهِ يَبِيتُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ إِلاَّ وَوَصِيَّتُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ عِنْدَهُ " .
Translation
Musaddad ibn Musarhad narrated to us: Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from 'Ubayd Allah, who said: Nafi' narrated to me, from 'Abd Allah—meaning Ibn 'Umar—from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who said: ‘It is not right for a Muslim who has something to bequeath to spend two nights without having his bequest written and kept with him.’