Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 574
Remembrance of Death and Restraint of Wishes
Arabic hadith text
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “ ما حق امرئ مسلم ، له شئ يوصي فيه ، يبيت ليلتين إلا ووصيته مكتوبة عنده” ((متفق عليه)) هذا لفظ البخاري.
وفى رواية لمسلم” يبيت ثلاث ليال: قال ابن عمر: ما مرت على ليلة منذ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ذلك إلا وعندي وصيتي.
Translation
'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is the duty of a Muslim who has something which is to be given as a bequest not to have it for two nights without executing a written will."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].In the narration of Muslim it is narrated as 'three nights'. Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Since I heard the Messenger of Allah say this, I have never spent a night without having my will with me.