Al-Kāfi - The Book of Wills

Chapter: The Owner is more Rightful to his Property as Long as he is Living َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَخِيهِ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَ٠ْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَوْصَى أَخُو رُو٠َالِهِ لأبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ْرٌو فَأَخْبَرَنِي رُو٠ِيٌّ أَنَّهُ وَضَعَ الْوَصِيَّةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َا أَوْصَى لَكَ بِهِ أَخِي وَجَعَلْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ لِي قِفْ وَيَقُولُ احْ٠ِلْ كَذَا وَوَهَبْتُ لَكَ كَذَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى الْوَصِيَّةِ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا إِنَّ٠َا أَخَذَ الثُّلُثَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَ٠َرْتَنِي أَنْ أَحْ٠ِلَ إِلَيْكَ الثُّلُثَ وَوَهَبْتَ لِيَ الثُّلُثَيْنِ فَقَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قُلْتُ أَبِيعُهُ وَأَحْ٠ِلُهُ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لا عَلَى الْ٠َيْسُورِ عَلَيْكَ لا تَبِعْ شَيْئاً.

’ ‘Amr has said that Romi narrated to me saying, ‘I placed the assets before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), and said, “This is what my brother has given to you in his will” and I began to read it for him.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Wait; take this, I have given it to you as a gift and deliver that.’ I continued until the end of the will and found that he (the Imam) had taken only one-third.

I then asked, ‘Have you commanded me to deliver to you one-third and keep two-thirds?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, that it is correct.’ I then asked, ‘Can I sell them and bring them to you?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, whenever possible for you do not sell anything.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/15))