Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3619
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْوَزِيرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا حَقُّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَهُ شَىْءٌ يُوصَى فِيهِ فَيَبِيتُ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ إِلاَّ وَوَصِيَّتُهُ عِنْدَهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ ".
Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn al-Wazir ibn Sulayman reported to us: I heard Ibn Wahb say: Yunus and 'Amr ibn al-Harith informed me, from Ibn Shihab, from Salim ibn 'Abdullah, from his father, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: ‘It is the right of a Muslim who has something to bequeath not to let three nights pass without having his written will with him.’
Translation notes
This version specifies three nights and describes the written will as being kept with the person.