Abu Awn Thaqafi narrates that a man made his wife responsible for fulfilling his will, so Hazrat Shurayh permitted it.

The wife of Ibrahim says that Ibrahim, may Allah have mercy on him, entrusted me with the responsibility of carrying out a part of his will.

Abdul Malik narrates from Hazrat Ata, he said that a woman cannot be entrusted with the responsibility of executing a will; if a man does so, then a trustworthy man can be found and given this responsibility.

Waki’ says that I heard Sufyan say that a woman can be made responsible for a will because many women are better than men.

Muammar narrates from a man, from Ikrimah, that he said regarding the person who made a bequest for the needy: that this bequest should first be spent among his relatives; if they are not present, then among the slaves; and if they too are not present, then among the neighbors.

Muhammad narrates that Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Muammar said regarding a will: Whoever mentions a person's name while making a will, we will give the wealth to the person whose name was mentioned in the will. And whoever makes a will in such a way that it is stated, "Let it be spent wherever Allah commands," then we will give the wealth to his relatives.

Mu'tamir narrates from his father, who narrates from Hasan regarding the man who makes a bequest for distant relatives and leaves out the close relatives. He said that the bequeathed wealth should be divided into three parts: two-thirds for the close relatives and one-third for the distant relatives. And Muhammad bin Ka'b used to say that this is wealth given by Allah; He may spend it wherever He wills.

32815 - As for Muhammad ibn Ka'b (he said) (1): It is only wealth, which Allah has given; He places it wherever He wills.

Humaid narrates from Muhammad bin Sirin that he said: Spend the bequeathed wealth in the place where the testator has instructed it to be spent.

It is narrated from Hammam that Qatadah was asked about a man who makes a bequest for those with whom he has no relation. He replied that Salim, Sulaiman bin Yasar, and Ata used to say that the wealth should be given to the one for whom he made the bequest.