Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) write a will before his death?
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. This questioner, Abu 'Umar, says: Shaykh, did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) write a will before his death?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of that. He asked them to bring him a sheet of paper to write for them, but they disputed, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to leave his presence, and he did not write anything. However, he left them with the will of Allah the Exalted for them in the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: In a hadith, Shaykh, it was mentioned.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, regarding the matter of the caliphate, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not entrust the matter to anyone, nor did he entrust the matter after him to anyone. Rather, the Companions chose Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), because he was the best of them, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them signs. First, he used to appoint him as his deputy in prayer, so they said: Would the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) be pleased with him for our worldly affairs and not for our religion? And would we be pleased with him for our worldly affairs?
So they put him forward for the caliphate. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order the doors of the mosque to be closed except for the door of Abu Bakr, and in this is a sign that he would be the caliph after him, along with other signs that indicate that Abu Bakr is the caliph after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
May Allah bless you. This questioner, Abu 'Umar, says: Shaykh, did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) write a will before his death?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of that. He asked them to bring him a sheet of paper to write for them, but they disputed, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to leave his presence, and he did not write anything. However, he left them with the will of Allah the Exalted for them in the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: In a hadith, Shaykh, it was mentioned.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, regarding the matter of the caliphate, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not entrust the matter to anyone, nor did he entrust the matter after him to anyone. Rather, the Companions chose Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), because he was the best of them, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them signs. First, he used to appoint him as his deputy in prayer, so they said: Would the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) be pleased with him for our worldly affairs and not for our religion? And would we be pleased with him for our worldly affairs?
So they put him forward for the caliphate. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to order the doors of the mosque to be closed except for the door of Abu Bakr, and in this is a sign that he would be the caliph after him, along with other signs that indicate that Abu Bakr is the caliph after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4748] هل كتب النبي ﷺ وصيةً قبل وفاته؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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