Leaving a Will: Heirs’ Permission to Exceed One-Third in a Will and Their Right to Revoke It**

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Leaving a Will: Heirs’ Permission to Exceed One-Third in a Will and Their Right to Revoke It**

English:

Question #1827:

Is the permission of the inheritors, during the lifetime of the testator, to spend more than one third of the estate sufficient to make the will enforceable? Assuming that it is sufficient, is it permissible for the inheritors to change their mind after the death of the testator?

Answer #1827:

The permission of the inheritors, in the lifetime of the testator, is sufficient to make the will valid and enforceable insofar as the excess amount to the one-third share is concerned. It is not permissible for them to revoke the permission after the death of the testator. Such retraction is of no consequence.

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