Rulings on Bequests and When They Are Written

Question:
Shaykh Salih, he says: When is a bequest written? Is it obligatory or not? And what are the most prominent rulings and directives related to it?

Answer:
A bequest is of two types: a bequest regarding rights, and this is obligatory. Yes. If a person has rights owed to people, or if people have rights owed to him, he should make a bequest regarding them and take prompt action so that the rights of people, or the debts of people, or his rights over people are not lost. He should take prompt action to record them so that they are not lost. As for the second type, which is the recommended bequest: if a person has a lot of wealth, it is recommended for him to bequeath one-third or less in the causes of righteousness. One-third or less in the causes of righteousness. The bequest should be for a non-heir; it should be for a non-heir among relatives and those in need. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh Salih. We ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to benefit us with what we have heard and to make us all among those who listen to the statement and then follow the best of it.