How to Write a Bequest
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Question:
This person is asking about the bequest: when it is written, whether it is sufficient to write it by hand, and whether witnesses are required?
Answer:
Answer: The bequest is of two types. The first is a bequest regarding his rights over people, or debts owed to people, or people’s money owed to him in the form of debts and rights. It is obligatory for him to write it so that his rights and the rights of people are not lost if he does not write the bequest. As for the second type of bequest, it is giving away something of his wealth after his death in the cause of righteousness, such as bequeathing one-third or less. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “One-third, and one-third is a lot,” meaning in the context of bequests. So the maximum limit for a bequest is one-third, and anything less than one-third is better, down to one-fifth, down to one-sixth.
This person is asking about the bequest: when it is written, whether it is sufficient to write it by hand, and whether witnesses are required?
Answer:
Answer: The bequest is of two types. The first is a bequest regarding his rights over people, or debts owed to people, or people’s money owed to him in the form of debts and rights. It is obligatory for him to write it so that his rights and the rights of people are not lost if he does not write the bequest. As for the second type of bequest, it is giving away something of his wealth after his death in the cause of righteousness, such as bequeathing one-third or less. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “One-third, and one-third is a lot,” meaning in the context of bequests. So the maximum limit for a bequest is one-third, and anything less than one-third is better, down to one-fifth, down to one-sixth.
Source
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