What is the ruling regarding bequests if ownership is not established immediately upon the death of the testator?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Manumission

Book 66 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

For those scholars who hold that ownership in a bequest (*waṣiyyah*) is not established immediately upon death, the ruling follows the situation where both parties accept the transfer simultaneously.