What was the ruling given by Umar ibn Al-Khattab regarding a bequest covering the entire estate?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Bequests

Book 31 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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When an elderly man with much wealth, whose only heirs were distant kin (kalalah), sought permission to bequeath all his wealth, Umar ibn Al-Khattab prohibited it. He continuously reduced the proposed amount until it reached one-tenth.