It is narrated from Waki’ that Hazrat Sufyan said: When a person makes a will regarding various things and then says:“Also free a slave on my behalf,”then the will shall be divided on the basis of shares. And when he says:“Such-and-such slave is free,”then the freedom of the slave will be executed first.

It is narrated from Ibn Jurayj that Hazrat Ata said that the slave will be set free first.

Hajjaj narrates from Hazrat Ata that the will shall be divided on the basis of shares.

Hakam narrates that Ibrahim said: The slave will be set free first.

Hajjaj narrates that Hazrat Sha'bi said about the man who, at the time of his death, left two thousand dirhams and a slave whose value was one thousand dirhams, and he made a bequest to give five hundred rupees to a man and set the slave free, that the slave will be set free and the remaining bequest will be void.

Saeed bin Musayyib, in the explanation of Allah Almighty’s command { وَإِذَا حَضَرَ الْقِسْمَۃَ أُولُوا الْقُرْبَی وَالْیَتَامَی وَالْمَسَاکِینُ فَارْزُقُوہُم مِّنْہُ }, narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin regarding Hazrat Ubaidah that he became responsible for a will, so he ordered a goat to be slaughtered and had food prepared from it for the people mentioned in this verse, and then said that if this verse had not existed, all these expenses would have been from my own wealth.

32934 - He narrated from Muhammad from Ubaidah that he was entrusted with a will, so he ordered a sheep to be slaughtered and food to be prepared (for the people of) (1) this verse, and he said: Were it not for this verse, this would have been from my own wealth (2).

Mughira narrates that Ibrahim, in the explanation of Allah Almighty’s command { وَإِذَا حَضَرَ الْقِسْمَۃَ أُولُوا الْقُرْبَی وَالْیَتَامَی وَالْمَسَاکِینُ فَارْزُقُوہُم مِّنْہُ }, said that when people would distribute inheritance and these people were present there, they would be given a little something from the inheritance. And if the heirs were not present and at that time any of these people were present, then if he wished to give from his share, he would give, otherwise he would say an appropriate word to them, that is, he would say; Indeed, you have a right in this wealth.

Asim narrates that Hazrat Abu Al-Aaliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said that some wealth will be given to those people and the heirs will speak kindly to them.

Mughira narrates that Hazrat Sha’bi said: A man was distributing inheritance when he said to his companion: Why don’t we act upon a verse of the Book of Allah which people have abandoned! After that, he distributed some wealth from his share among those people.