Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Yunus narrates that a man came to Hasan with a sealed will, so that Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) would become a witness to it. Hasan said: "Do you not find among these people any two trustworthy persons whom you can make witnesses to this document?"

Jarir narrated from Mughira, and said that in my opinion he reported this from Ibrahim, that he said regarding the man who sealed his will and says to people, "Bear witness to whatever is written in it!"—that this is not permissible until he reads the will to them, or the will is read in front of that man and he acknowledges the writing.

Ayyub narrates from Qalabah about the man who wrote a will and says: Be witnesses to the writing of this will. He (the narrator) said: It is not permissible until he informs the people of the bequest written in it.

Saeed bin Zaid narrates that I went with Hafs bin Asim to Hazrat Salim while he had sealed his will. He said, "If I die, then be witnesses to this will."

It is narrated from Qatadah that the judge of Basra, Abdul Malik bin Ya'la, said regarding a man who writes a will, seals it, and then says to the people, "Be witnesses to what is written in it!" that doing so is permissible.

Abu Bakr bin Amr bin Hazm narrates that a young man from Ghassan used to live in Madinah, whose heirs resided in Syria, and he had a paternal aunt in Madinah Munawwarah. When his time of death approached, his aunt came to Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), mentioned his condition, and asked whether the boy could make a will. He replied: Has he reached puberty? She said: No. He said: Then he can make a will. The narrator says that the boy made a will of a date orchard for his aunt. The narrator further says that I sold that orchard for the woman for thirty thousand dirhams.

It is narrated from Zuhri that Hazrat Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) enforced the will of an eleven-year-old boy.

It is narrated from Zuhri that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz enforced the will of a child.

It is narrated from Muhammad that Abdullah bin Utbah was asked about the will of a girl whom people mentioned as being young and in a disparaging manner. He said: Whoever made a will according to the truth will be rewarded.

It is narrated from Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa that a young son of Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) made a will. His brothers wanted to annul his will, so the matter was taken to the court of Judge Shurayh, who upheld the will of this child.

It is narrated from Hammad that Ibrahim said: It is permissible for a child to make a will for up to one third or less of his wealth.

It is narrated from Mutarrif who says: I asked Sha'bi, "Is the will (wasiyyah) of a child valid?" He replied, "It is valid."

Umara reports that I heard Abu Amr bin Ajda’ saying that the husband of a child's wet nurse brought a case before Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He ordered us to set her free, so we set her free.

It is narrated from Sha'bi that Hazrat Shurayh said regarding the will of a child that any valid will made by the testator will be enforced.

Abu Ishaq narrates that a child made a bequest of forty dirhams for a wet nurse from the Hira region, and Qadi Shurayh enforced this bequest.

It is narrated from Abu Ishaq that Qadi Shurayh said: When a child becomes old enough that he does not go to the edge of a well out of fear that he might fall in, then his will (bequest) will be executed.

It is narrated from Zakariya that Sha'bi said: The will of a boy or a girl is not valid until they reach the age of prayer.