What is the ruling on a bequest to an heir
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Question:
In the margin of this question, Honorable Doctor, I hope you will speak to the listeners on the topic of bequests as well, if one is written and contains a kind of request or insistence from one of the wives toward her children.
Answer:
This is not permissible, and it is not permissible for a person to make a bequest to an heir, whether a wife or any other heir, or to the children or any other heirs, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 2870Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) and the scholars have reached consensus on this. Yes.
In the margin of this question, Honorable Doctor, I hope you will speak to the listeners on the topic of bequests as well, if one is written and contains a kind of request or insistence from one of the wives toward her children.
Answer:
This is not permissible, and it is not permissible for a person to make a bequest to an heir, whether a wife or any other heir, or to the children or any other heirs, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Allah has appointed for everyone who has a right what is due to him, and no bequest must be made to an heir.
إن الله قد أعطى كل ذي حق حقه فلا وصية لوارث،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الوصية للوارث. الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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