The Sufficient (Vol 7) · Hadith 48 (#Ḥadīth #2)
Chapter 9 | If the Beneficiary of a Will dies before the Death of the Testator or before Taking Possession
2- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ السَّابَاطِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعْطِيَ عَمّاً لَهُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ شَيْئاً فَمَاتَ الْعَمُّ فَكَتَبَ أَعْطِهِ وَرَثَتَهُ.
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Imran ibn Musa from Musa ibn Ja‘far from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id al-Mad’iniy from Muhammad ibn ‘Umar al-Sabatiy who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far , about the case of a man who made a will that said I must give something to his uncle every year, but the uncle has died. He (the Imam) , wrote, ‘You must give it to his heirs.’”
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