The Meaning of the Statement "There Is No Bequest for an Heir"
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Umm Ahmad from al-Dawasiir sent two questions. The first question is: "There is no bequest for an heir"—what is meant by this?
Answer:
The point is that it is not valid to bequeath any money to an heir; a person may not bequeath to one of his heirs anything in excess of his inheritance. The hadith is:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 27:1. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Umm Ahmad from al-Dawasiir sent two questions. The first question is: "There is no bequest for an heir"—what is meant by this?
Answer:
The point is that it is not valid to bequeath any money to an heir; a person may not bequeath to one of his heirs anything in excess of his inheritance. The hadith is:
Allah has given every right-holder his right, so there is no bequest for an heir
الله أعطى كل ذي حق حقه، فلا وصية لوارث
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/265 — archive.org (6:54)
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