The Most Prominent Rulings Related to Bequests
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner, Ibrahim, asks: What are the most prominent rulings related to bequests, and how does a person write his bequest during his lifetime? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The most prominent rulings regarding the conditions for the validity of a bequest are that it must be one-third or less, that it be made to someone who is not an heir among the heirs, and that the person has ample wealth; he should have ample wealth. He wrote:[Al-Baqarah 2:180], and "good" means abundant wealth. A bequest to the parents and the lesser amount: if a person's wealth is small, it is better to leave it for the heirs, but if it is ample and abundant, he should bequeath one-third or less. His saying: Muwatta Malik 37:4. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner, Ibrahim, asks: What are the most prominent rulings related to bequests, and how does a person write his bequest during his lifetime? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The most prominent rulings regarding the conditions for the validity of a bequest are that it must be one-third or less, that it be made to someone who is not an heir among the heirs, and that the person has ample wealth; he should have ample wealth. He wrote:
for you when death approaches [any] one of you if he leaves wealth
عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ إِن تَرَكَ خَيْرًاA third, and a third is a lot. Leaving your heirs rich is better than leaving them poor to beg from people
صلى الله عليه وسلم الثلث والثلث كثير، إنك أن تذر ورثتك أغنياء خير لك من أن تدعهم عالة يتكففون الناس
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7776- أبرز الأحكام المتعلقة بالوصية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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