The Will for a Part of One’s Assets

إِنَّ امْرَأَةً أَوْصَتْ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَتْ ثُلُثِي يُقْضَى بِهِ دَيْنِي وَ جُزْءٌ مِنْهُ‌[3] لِفُلَانَةَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ابْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَقَالَ مَا أَرَى لَهَا شَيْئاً مَا أَدْرِي مَا الْجُزْءُ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ خَبَّرْتُهُ كَيْفَ قَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَ مَا قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى فَقَالَ كَذَبَ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى لَهَا عُشْرُ الثُّلُثِ- إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَ

“A woman made a will to me that said, ‘With one-third of my legacy my debts must be paid and part of it will be for so and so female.’ I then asked ibn abu Layla’ about it and he said, ‘There is nothing for her because I do not know how much is al-Juz’ (a part).’ I then asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about it afterwards

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى بِجُزْءٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ قَالَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ عَشَرَةٍ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- اجْعَلْ عَلى‌ كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِنْهُنَّ جُزْءاً وَ كَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ عَشَرَةً.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who made a will about a part of his legacy. He (the Imam) said, ‘Apart is one-tenth because Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, ‘Place a part on every mountain’ the mountains were ten.’”

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ الْجُزْءُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ عَشَرَةٍ لِأَنَّ الْجِبَالَ عَشَرَةٌ وَ الطُّيُورَ أَرْبَعَةٌ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘A part is one-tenth because the mountains were ten and the birds were four.’”