Leaving a Will: Executing a Will When Other Heirs Object to the Bequest

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Leaving a Will: Executing a Will When Other Heirs Object to the Bequest

English:

Question #1817:

A man directed in his will that something not more than one-third of his estate should go to his wife. He made his eldest son the executor of the will. However, the rest of the would-be inheritors objected to this arrangement. What should the executor do?

Answer #1817:

If the share being designated amounts to one-third, or less, of the estate, there is no case for the inheritors′ objecting to it. Indeed, it is obligatory on them to abide by it.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Leaving a Will