Chapter on the Liability of the Executor for Altering What the Deceased Had Bequeathed

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh · Volume 4 · Section 101 · 3 narrations

Hadith 509

"His executor must fulfill it and ensure it is carried out as a Hajj, just as he had bequeathed. For Allah (swt), the Exalted, says: 'But whoever changes it after he has heard it, the sin is only upon those who change…

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Hadith 510

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who made a will to another man, instructing him to free a soul (a slave) for six hundred dirhams from his one-third share of the inheritance. However, the executor instead gave the…

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Hadith 511

A man entrusted me with his estate and instructed me to perform Hajj on his behalf. When I examined the amount, I found it to be very little and insufficient for Hajj. I asked Abu Hanifa and the jurists of Kufa, and they…

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