Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2119
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قَطَنٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لاَ . قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كُتِبَتِ الْوَصِيَّةُ وَكَيْفَ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ahmad ibn Mani‘ narrated to us; Abu Qatan ‘Amr ibn al-Haytham al-Baghdadi narrated to us; Malik ibn Mighwal narrated to us, from Talhah ibn Musarrif, who said: I asked Ibn Abi Awfa, ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) leave a bequest?’ He said, ‘No.’ I asked, ‘Then how was the bequest written, and what did he enjoin upon the people?’ He said, ‘He enjoined the Book of Allah.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih gharib hadith; we know it only through the narration of Malik ibn Mighwal.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The exchange distinguishes whether the Prophet left a personal bequest from how he instructed the community concerning bequests.
قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ .
The Arabic adds Abu ‘Isa’s grade and says this route is the only one known to him; the English witness omits both.
Should the grading and route note be included? They are translated here.