Types of Bequests and Their Obligation
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Question:
In another section, he asks about the bequest, saying: What is the bequest that is written? And is it written during a person's lifetime or when he is ill?
Answer:
A bequest is of two types: a bequest regarding the rights owed to him and the rights he owes to people, where he clarifies this. This is obligatory, because he may die and people's rights remain attached to him, or he may have trusts that are lost, or debts that are lost upon their owners.
The second type is a bequest after death of a portion of his wealth for righteous deeds. This is recommended if he has wealth; it is recommended for him to do so. The evidence for the first type is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is not right for a man to spend two nights without his bequest being written with him."
The second case is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:180]. Yes.
In another section, he asks about the bequest, saying: What is the bequest that is written? And is it written during a person's lifetime or when he is ill?
Answer:
A bequest is of two types: a bequest regarding the rights owed to him and the rights he owes to people, where he clarifies this. This is obligatory, because he may die and people's rights remain attached to him, or he may have trusts that are lost, or debts that are lost upon their owners.
The second type is a bequest after death of a portion of his wealth for righteous deeds. This is recommended if he has wealth; it is recommended for him to do so. The evidence for the first type is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is not right for a man to spend two nights without his bequest being written with him."
The second case is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Prescribed for you when death approaches [any] one of you if he leaves wealth [is that he should make] a bequest for the parents and near relatives
كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ إِن تَرَكَ خَيْرًا الْوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/259 — archive.org (8:35)
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