Leaving a Will: Ruling When Heirs Deny the Existence of a Will

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Leaving a Will: Ruling When Heirs Deny the Existence of a Will

English:

Question #1818:

What is the ruling in the matter of the denial, by the inheritors, of the existence of a will?

Answer #1818:

It falls to the person who claims the will to prove that in a shar‘ī way. If it is established, it has to be adhered to provided that the matter is confined to one-third or less of the estate. Accordingly, neither the denial of, nor the objection by, the inheritors is of any consequence.

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