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Hadith 563
Hadith #
563
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
4
Section
119
Part
Content
Chapter
Chapter on the Disapproval of Appointing a Woman as an Executor of a Bequest
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
۞
Hadith.5533 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers, peace be upon them, who said that the
Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "A woman should not be appointed as an executor of a will because Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, says: "And do not give the weak-minded your wealth" (Surah An-Nisa 4:5)."
5533 - رَوَى اَلسَّكُونِيُّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "اَلْمَرْأَةُ لاَ يُوصَى إِلَيْهَا لِأَنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ ۝ وَ لاٰ تُؤْتُوا اَلسُّفَهٰاءَ أَمْوٰالَكُمُ ۝.
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