Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى هَلْ أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَلِمَ كُتِبَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْوَصِيَّةُ أَوْ لِمَ أُمِرُوا بِالْوَصِيَّةِ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us: Malik - meaning Ibn Mighwal - told me, from Talha ibn Musarrif, who said: I asked Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa, "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, make a bequest?" He said, "No." I said, "Then why was the bequest prescribed for the Muslims, or why were they commanded to make a bequest?" He said, "He bequeathed the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic."