Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2740
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ مُصَرِّفٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ هَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْصَى فَقَالَ لاَ. فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ كُتِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ الْوَصِيَّةُ أَوْ أُمِرُوا بِالْوَصِيَّةِ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ.
Translation
Khallad ibn Yahya narrated to us; Malik narrated to us; Talha ibn Musarrif narrated to us, who said: I asked ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him): “Did the Prophet make a bequest?” He replied, “No.” I asked, “Then how was the bequest prescribed for people, or how were they commanded to make one?” He replied, “He bequeathed the Book of Allah.”