البقرة
فَمَنْ خَافَ مِن مُّوصٍ جَنَفًا أَوْ إِثْمًا فَأَصْلَحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ 182
Up to here the Islamic decree is clear enough that any change in the bequest is a guilt, and it is unlawful. But there are also exceptions in any LAW or RULES. Let us refer to the verse: ``If the executor of the will fears an error, or an injustice on the part of the testator, he can make amendments, and bring about a settlement among the parties, and by doing that, he incurs no sin upon himself. He may either persuade the testator to change his bequest before he dies, or after the testator's death, he may get the interested parties together, and ask them to agree to a more equitable arrangement. By the LAW OF INHERITANCE only a few of the kinsfolk may profit on a certain account and amount. It may be so that, some of the close friends and relatives of the testator are in strong need. Therefore the LAW OF INHERITANCE is accompanied with the LAW OF BEQUEST, in order to fill the shortcomings and to cover the weak points. Jurists have held that the testator has power of disposition up to one-third of his property. Yet he must not be partial to one heir at the expense of another, or attempt to defeat lawful creditors. In islam stress is laid on making a bequest, and our Holy Prophet (AS) said: ``He who does not make a bequest, dies the death of ignorance.'' In the Islamic traditions, much stress is laid on justice and equity to be observed on account of the bequests. In fact making a will is a very critical matter, and it is as good a work, as it might be bad! HAZRAT IMAM BAGHIR (AS) has said: ``He who observes equity and justice in his bequest is like unto him who spends his wealth in the way of God, in his life time; and he who departs from what is considered equitable; in the Resurrection Day will be deprived of God's Mercy.'' 1- THE PHILOSOPHY OF BEQUEST
2- JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN BEQUEST