In the Name of
Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:
106. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo shahadatu baynikum itha hadara ahadakumu almawtu heena alwasiyyati ithnani thawa AAadlin minkum aw akharani min ghayrikum in antum darabtum fee al-ardi faasabatkum museebatu almawti tahbisoonahuma min baAAdi alssalati fayuqsimani biAllahi ini irtabtum la nashtaree bihi thamanan walaw kana tha qurba wala naktumu shahadata Allahi inna ithan lamina al-athimeena
5:106. O you who
believe! When death approaches any of you, call to witness among you, at the
time of making the will, two just persons from among you, or two from among
others than you, if you are travelling in the land and death befalls you. Detain
the two after the prayer, then, if you are in doubt, they shall both swear by
Allah, "We will not sell it for a price – and even though it is for a
relative – and we will not hide the testimony. By Allah, then, certainly, we
should be among the sinners."
This Verse makes it obligatory for all Muslims to
make a duly witnessed Will, before one’s death. As is customary with many other
Qur’aanic edicts, this one too is rarely – if at all – followed! No wonder then
that Allah Almighty has withdrawn His Hand of Mercy from them.
Friday, the 30th of October 2020.
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