Sunan Ibn Majah 2696

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad narrated to us: Wakīʿ narrated to us, from Mālik ibn Mighwal, from Ṭalḥah ibn Muṣarrif, who said: I asked ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Awfā, “Did the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, make a bequest concerning anything?” He said, “No.” I asked, “Then why did he instruct the Muslims to make bequests?” He said, “He bequeathed the Book of God.” Mālik said: Ṭalḥah ibn Muṣarrif said: al-Huzayl ibn Shuraḥbīl said: Abū Bakr was in charge of the bequest of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him. Abū Bakr wished he had found a covenant from the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, so he could put a nose-ring through his nose.