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.

Hazrat Ata narrates the statement of Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the freeing of a slave by a child, his will, his buying and selling, and his divorce are not valid.

Hisham narrates that Hasan said: The will of a boy is not valid before he reaches puberty, and the will of a girl is not valid before she experiences menstruation.

Zuhri says that the will of a child is not permissible, except for that wealth which is of little importance.

Makhool says that when a child reaches the age of fifteen years, it is permissible for him to make a will.

It is narrated from Hasan that the will of a minor child is not permissible.

It is narrated from Mustamir bin Rayyan that he said: I was in the Grand Mosque with Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid when Hazrat Zararah bin Aufi, who was the judge at that time, said to him: A case has come before me of a minor boy who had freed his slave, and the guardians refused to accept it. My opinion was to reject this emancipation, and then later, when the boy reaches maturity and love for wealth enters his heart, at that time if he wishes to enforce the emancipation of the slave, he may do so, and if he wishes to withdraw from the emancipation, he may do so.