One who Claims a Property According to the Will
Issue No. 2349- If a person claims that the deceased had willed that a certain amount be given to him, and two just men confirm his statement, or if he takes an oath and one just man also confirms his statement, or if one just man and two just women or four just women bear witness to what he says, the amount claimed by him should be given to him. And if at the time of making a Will, there was not a just man present, and only one just woman bears witness, 1/4 of the amount claimed by him should be given to him, and if two just women bear witness, 1/2 of that amount should be given to him, and if three just women bear witness, 3/4 of it should be given to him. Also, if two non-Muslim males from among the People of the Book who are deemed as just in their own religion, confirm his statement, and if the dead person was obliged to make a Will while no just Muslim man and woman were present at that time, the will be should be acted upon.
