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whose heir’s wealth is dearer to him than his own wealth.” They said, “How can that be, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “A person’s wealth is only that which he has sent ahead, while the wealth of his heir is that which he leaves behind.” (1) (2)
“And seek Allah’s forgiveness” for your sins. “Indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
(1) The text within parentheses is omitted in manuscript “A”.
(2) Reported by al-Bukhari in al-Riqaq, chapter: “What a person sends forth from his wealth is his,” 11:260; and by the compiler of Sharh al-Sunnah, 14:259-260.
رَجُلٌ إِلَّا مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ" قَالُوا: كَيْفَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ] (١) "إِنَّمَا مَالُ أَحَدِكُمْ مَا قَدَّمَ وَمَالُ وارثه ما أخره" (٢) .
﴿وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ﴾ لِذُنُوبِكُمْ ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ﴾ .
(١) ما بين القوسين ساقط من "أ".
(٢) أخرجه البخاري في الرقاق، باب ما قدم من ماله فهو له: ١١ / ٢٦٠، والمصنف في شرح السنة: ١٤ / ٢٥٩-٢٦٠.