Bequest to close relatives and to the heir who is excluded

The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: May Allah reward you. Regarding the scholarly disagreement on the inheritance of close relatives (dhawi al-aram), is a bequest to them permissible? And if one of the heirs is excluded, is a bequest to him valid? We ask for a detailed explanation of this issue, and may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
As for those who do not inherit from the close relatives, a bequest to them is valid according to the scholars. As for those who do inherit from them, a bequest to them is not valid according to his school of thought. Yes. And what?

The questioner:
And if one of the heirs is excluded, is a bequest to him valid?

The Shaykh:
If he is excluded, he is not called an heir, so a bequest to him is valid because he is not an heir. The excluded person is not among the heirs. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh