Chapter on the Age at Which a Child's Bequest Becomes Valid

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 91

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 91

Chapter on the Age at Which a Child's Bequest Becomes Valid
4 hadiths
Hadith 1

رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: "إِذَا بَلَغَ اَلْغُلاَمُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ جَازَتْ وَصِيَّتُهُ".

Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Aban ibn Uthman from Abd Al-Rahman ibn Abi Abdullah from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s), who said: "When a boy reaches the age of ten, his will becomes valid."

Hadith 2

وَ رَوَى صَفْوَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ بَكْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَ قَالَ: "إِذَا أَتَى عَلَى اَلْغُلاَمِ عَشْرُ سِنِينَ فَإِنَّهُ يَجُوزُ لَهُ فِي مَالِهِ مَا أَعْتَقَ أَوْ تَصَدَّقَ وَ أَوْصَى عَلَى حَدٍّ مَعْرُوفٍ وَ حَقٍّ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ".

Ṣafwan ibn Yahya narrated from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s), who said: "When a boy reaches the age of ten, whatever he does with his wealth - whether he frees a slave, gives charity, or makes a will within reasonable limits and rightful matters - is valid."

Hadith 3

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: "إِذَا بَلَغَ اَلْغُلاَمُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَأَوْصَى بِثُلُثِ مَالِهِ فِي حَقٍّ جَازَتْ وَصِيَّتُهُ وَ إِذَا كَانَ اِبْنَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ فَأَوْصَى مِنْ مَالِهِ بِالْيَسِيرِ فِي حَقٍّ جَازَتْ وَصِيَّتُهُ".

Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Abi Al-Maghra from Abu Baṣir from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s), who said: "If a boy reaches the age of ten and makes a will for one-third of his wealth in a rightful cause, his will is valid. And if he is seven years old and makes a will for a small amount of his wealth in a rightful cause, his will is also valid."

Hadith 4

وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ اَلنُّعْمَانِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "إِنَّ اَلْغُلاَمَ إِذَا حَضَرَهُ اَلْمَوْتُ فَأَوْصَى وَ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ جَازَتْ وَصِيَّتُهُ لِذَوِي اَلْأَرْحَامِ وَ لَمْ تَجُزْ لِلْغُرَبَاءِ".

Ali ibn Al-Hakam narrated from Dawud ibn Al-Nuʿman from Abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (a.s) say: "If a boy is on his deathbed and makes a will before reaching maturity, his will is valid if it is for his close relatives, but it is not valid for strangers."