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.