Amr bin Dinar narrates from Hazrat Ata, Tawus, and Abu Al-Sha’sha that they said: The last will of such a person shall be acted upon.

Hisham Hasan narrates that a man made a will, and after gathering people, said: If I die, I make you witnesses that my such-and-such slave is free. He was told: You have freed such-and-such slave, but you left the other such-and-such slave who served you more. Upon this, he said: Call the people again! And said to them: I make you witnesses that I have revoked the freedom of that slave, and the other such-and-such slave is free if I die. So, that man died, and the first slave claimed that he was free, and the second said that he was free. So, they went to Abdul Malik bin Marwan for a decision, and he rejected the freedom of the first slave and declared the freedom of the second slave.

Muammar narrates from Zuhri that when a person makes a will and then cancels it and makes another will, only the second will shall be considered valid. And if he does not cancel the first will, then both wills shall be executed from one-third of his estate in proportion to their respective shares.

It is narrated from Amr bin Shu'aib that Ibn Abi Rabee'ah asked Hazrat Umar bin Khattab about a man who made one will and then made another will. He replied that the last of the two wills is more deserving to be executed.

Harith narrates from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a man who made a bequest for someone, but the person for whom the bequest was made died before the one who made the bequest. He (Ali) said: The heirs of that person are entitled to the bequest.

Hafs says that I asked Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) about this matter. He replied that Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say that this bequest will go to the heirs of that person.

Abu Ma'shar narrates from Ibrahim that when a person makes a bequest of some wealth for someone and dies on the same day he made the bequest, then the bequest will return to the heirs (so that they may execute it). And when a bequest is made for someone and the person for whom the bequest was made dies, then his heirs will be entitled to the bequest.

Abu Qilabah says that a will is not valid for a deceased person.

Shu'bi says that a will is not valid for a deceased person.

Zuhri, regarding a person who makes a bequest but the one for whom the bequest was made dies before him, says: This bequest has no validity, because it is as if he has made a bequest for a dead person.