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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Reading the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he transmitted: "

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The reciter: "And it is narrated from him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is the duty of a Muslim man who has something which is to be given as bequest not to have it for two nights without having his will written regarding it. ما حق امرئ مسلم له شيء يوصي فيه يبيت ليلتين إلا ووصيته مكتوبة عنده
Sunan Abi Dawud 2862Sahih (Al-Albani)
, agreed upon, and this is the wording of al-Bukhari.
And in a narration by Muslim:
He should spend three nights يبيت ثلاث ليال
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Ibn 'Umar said: 'No night has passed for me since I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that, except that my will was with me'
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Source alathar.net

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