Is the bequest or disposition of a permanently insane person valid?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Tadbir (Deferred Emancipation)

Book 67 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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The bequest (waṣiyyah) and disposition upon death (tadbīr) of an insane person (majnūn) are not valid. This is because none of the insane person's legal transactions are considered valid during their state of insanity.