What is the Sunnah regarding the manner of writing a will?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the Sunnah regarding the manner of writing a will?
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is that he clarifies what he has and what he owes. For example, "I have so much for so-and-so," or "I owe so much to so-and-so," or "I have deposits." He clarifies this, saying, "This is what so-and-so, son of so-and-so, has bequeathed: that he has so much, or that he owes so much, or that he has deposits for people." He clarifies this and bears witness to it. Yes. Or he bequeaths a third of his wealth, or a quarter, or a fifth, and says it is for the sake of righteousness, clarifying its destinations and bearing witness to this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Your statement.
The Shaykh:
Now, regarding the writing of wills in the courts, in the offices of the notaries, in the offices of the notaries, they have forms that are filled out, and they bear witness to them and place the court's seal on them, so they become authenticated. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the Sunnah regarding the manner of writing a will?
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is that he clarifies what he has and what he owes. For example, "I have so much for so-and-so," or "I owe so much to so-and-so," or "I have deposits." He clarifies this, saying, "This is what so-and-so, son of so-and-so, has bequeathed: that he has so much, or that he owes so much, or that he has deposits for people." He clarifies this and bears witness to it. Yes. Or he bequeaths a third of his wealth, or a quarter, or a fifth, and says it is for the sake of righteousness, clarifying its destinations and bearing witness to this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Your statement.
The Shaykh:
Now, regarding the writing of wills in the courts, in the offices of the notaries, in the offices of the notaries, they have forms that are filled out, and they bear witness to them and place the court's seal on them, so they become authenticated. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [311 -954] ما هي السنة في كيفية كتابة الوصية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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