Types of Bequests and the Ruling on Each Type
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is Abu 'Abdullah from the 'Asir region asking about the bequest: what is its ruling and what is its wording?
Answer:
The bequest is of two types. The first is the obligatory bequest, which is when a person has debts or rights owed to people, or when he has deposits with people, or when people have rights in his possession that are not documented. In that case, he makes a bequest regarding them and clarifies them so that these moneys and rights are not lost after his death. As for the other bequest, the second type, it is giving away something of his wealth after his death in the cause of righteousness, within the limit of one-third or less. He makes a bequest of one-third or less to be spent on righteous deeds after his death. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This is Abu 'Abdullah from the 'Asir region asking about the bequest: what is its ruling and what is its wording?
Answer:
The bequest is of two types. The first is the obligatory bequest, which is when a person has debts or rights owed to people, or when he has deposits with people, or when people have rights in his possession that are not documented. In that case, he makes a bequest regarding them and clarifies them so that these moneys and rights are not lost after his death. As for the other bequest, the second type, it is giving away something of his wealth after his death in the cause of righteousness, within the limit of one-third or less. He makes a bequest of one-third or less to be spent on righteous deeds after his death. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أنواع الوصية وحكم كل نوع - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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