Is it understood from Ibn 'Umar's statement that he writes his will every night?
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The questioner : Abu 'Umar, Ibn 'Umar's statement is a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: "I have not spent a night since I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) [say this] without my will being written."
The Shaykh : No, the meaning is that whenever I acquire anything, I update my will regarding it and write it down.
The questioner : Nothing else goes in.
The Shaykh : Except my will, meaning that from the time I heard this hadith, I wrote it. So he does not spend a night without his will being written with him. There is nothing [else]. If he wrote it, for example, on Sunday night and Monday night comes, it is written with him.
The questioner : I do not write it, grandfather.
The Shaykh : No, no, he does not update it, but if he changes something in it or wants to make a change or modification, he changes it.
The questioner : Faith, will, will.
The Shaykh : Even though he is a scholar.
The questioner : I have no objection.
The Shaykh : There is nothing on him.
The questioner : May Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh : There is nothing [else]; he bequeaths the fear of Allah.
The Shaykh : No, the meaning is that whenever I acquire anything, I update my will regarding it and write it down.
The questioner : Nothing else goes in.
The Shaykh : Except my will, meaning that from the time I heard this hadith, I wrote it. So he does not spend a night without his will being written with him. There is nothing [else]. If he wrote it, for example, on Sunday night and Monday night comes, it is written with him.
The questioner : I do not write it, grandfather.
The Shaykh : No, no, he does not update it, but if he changes something in it or wants to make a change or modification, he changes it.
The questioner : Faith, will, will.
The Shaykh : Even though he is a scholar.
The questioner : I have no objection.
The Shaykh : There is nothing on him.
The questioner : May Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh : There is nothing [else]; he bequeaths the fear of Allah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1814 - 4600 هل يفهم من كلام ابن عمر أنه في كل ليلة يكتب وصيته؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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