Hadith 519
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Hadith.5490 - Al-Abbas ibn Amir narrated from Muthanna who said
I asked Imam (as) about a man for whom a bequest was made, but he died before receiving it and left no offspring.
Imam (as) said: "Seek an heir or his mawla (guardian) and give it to him."
I asked: "What if no heir is known?"
Imam (as) replied: "Exert yourself in searching for an heir for him, and if you cannot find one and Allah (swt), the Exalted, knows of your sincere effort, then give it in charity."
5490 - وَ رَوَى اَلْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مُثَنًّى قَالَ
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أُوصِيَ لَهُ بِوَصِيَّةٍ فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْبِضَهَا وَ لَمْ يَتْرُكْ عَقِباً قَالَ "اُطْلُبْ لَهُ وَارِثاً أَوْ مَوْلًى فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ" قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ لَهُ وَلِيُّ قَالَ "اِجْهَدْ أَنْ تَقْدِرَ لَهُ عَلَى وَلِيٍّ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْهُ وَ عَلِمَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْكَ اَلْجَهْدَ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهَا".
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