Types of Bequests and How to Write Them

Question:
May Allah reward you. This sister, Umm Ahmad, is asking. She says: When should a bequest be written, Honorable Shaykh? And does the person keep it, or do his children keep it? May Allah reward you. And what should be written in it? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
A bequest is of two types. The first is a bequest that it is obligatory for a Muslim to write, which is a bequest regarding what he owns and the rights owed to him, so that they are not lost. The second type is a recommended bequest, which is to bequeath a portion of his wealth, one-third, to someone other than an heir, to be spent in the causes of good, so that its benefit continues for him after his death. This is a recommended bequest, and there is good in it, by the permission of Allah. As for writing it, he goes to the court. He goes to the court, and the judge or the notary writes it for him according to what he wishes to bequeath. Yes.

The presenter:
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