Hadith 569
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Hadith.5539 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Abdur Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj from Khalid Al-Taweel, who said
My father called me when death approached him and said:
"O' my son, take charge of your younger brothers' wealth, invest it, take half of the profit for yourself, and give them the other half. You are not liable for any loss."
After my father's death, my father's concubine brought me before Ibn Abi Layla and said:
"This man is consuming the wealth of my children."
I explained to him what my father had instructed me to do.
Ibn Abi Layla said: "If your father commanded you with something invalid, I will not permit it." Then he had me testify that if I used the wealth, I would be liable for it.
Later, I went to Abu Abdullah (as), and narrated my story to him.
I then asked: "What do you say about this matter?"
Imam (as) said: "As for the ruling of Ibn Abi Layla, I cannot overturn it. But as for what is between you and Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, you are not liable."
5539 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ اَلْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ خَالِدٍ اَلطَّوِيلِ قَالَ
دَعَانِي أَبِي حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ اَلْوَفَاةُ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ اِقْبِضْ مَالَ إِخْوَتِكَ اَلصِّغَارِ وَ اِعْمَلْ بِهِ وَ خُذْ نِصْفَ اَلرِّبْحِ وَ أَعْطِهِمُ اَلنِّصْفَ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ ضَمَانٌ فَقَدَّمَتْنِي أُمُّ وَلَدِ أَبِي بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ أَبِي إِلَى اِبْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ هَذَا يَأْكُلُ أَمْوَالَ وُلْدِي قَالَ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ أَبِي فَقَالَ اِبْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى إِنْ كَانَ أَبُوكَ أَمَرَكَ بِالْبَاطِلِ لَمْ أُجِزْهُ ثُمَّ أَشْهَدَ عَلَيَّ اِبْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى إِنْ أَنَا حَرَّكْتُهُ فَأَنَا لَهُ ضَامِنٌ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بَعْدُ فَاقْتَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ قِصَّتِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا تَرَى فَقَالَ "أَمَّا قَوْلُ اِبْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَلاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ رَدَّهُ وَ أَمَّا فِيمَا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ ضَمَانٌ".
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