Hadith 586
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Hadith.5556 - Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated, saying
Muhammad ibn Isa reported from Muhammad ibn Muhammad that Ali ibn Bilal wrote to Abu Al-Hasan, meaning Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (as), regarding a Jew who passed away. The Jew had made a will assigning something to his creditor.
Ali ibn Bilal asked: 'Am I permitted to take it and give it to your followers, or should I execute the bequest as the Jew had specified?'
Imam (as) wrote in response: 'Send it to me and inform me about it so that I may execute it in the proper manner, if Allah (swt) wills.'"
5556 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ
كَتَبَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ يَعْنِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : يَهُودِيٌّ مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى لِدُيَّانِهِ بِشَيْءٍ أَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَخْذِهِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ آخُذَهُ فَأَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى مَوَالِيكَ أَوْ أُنْفِذُهُ فِيمَا أَوْصَى بِهِ اَلْيَهُودِيُّ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَوْصِلْهُ إِلَيَّ وَ عَرِّفْنِيهِ لِأُنْفِذَهُ فِيمَا يَنْبَغِي إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى".