Usul16

Chapter on a Man Who Makes a Bequest, but the Executor Forgets it and Only Remembers One Part of it

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faqih-5503Vol. 4, p. 218-219

إِلَيْهِ يَعْنِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ع أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ إِنْسَانٍ أَوْصَى بِوَصِيَّةٍ فَلَمْ يَحْفَظِ الْوَصِيُّ إِلَّا بَاباً وَاحِداً مِنْهَا كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ فِي الْبَاقِي فَوَقَّعَ ع الْأَبْوَابَ الْبَاقِيَةَ اجْعَلْهَا فِي الْبِرِّ[1].

I wrote to Imam (as) - meaning Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (as) - asking about a person who had made a will, but the executor only remembered one part of it. What should be done with the remaining parts? Imam (as) replied: "Allocate the remaining parts to charitable acts."

Chapter on a Man Who Makes a Bequest, but the Executor Forgets it and Only Remembers One Part of it - Hadith topics — Usul16