Qatadah narrates from Abdul Malik about the man who made a will during his illness, then recovered, and left the will unchanged until his death; he said that the will shall be executed.

Dawud bin Abi Hind narrates that Hazrat Amir was asked about a man who, at the time of his death, left behind three sons and made a bequest equal to the share of one son. He replied: That man, who is the fourth, will receive one-fourth of the share.

Mansur and A'mash narrate that Ibrahim said: When a man dies leaving behind three sons and makes a bequest equal to the share of one son, then consider it as an addition of one person and divide the wealth into four parts.

The same subject is also narrated from Sha'bi.

Mansur narrates from Ibrahim regarding the man who left behind two sons and parents and made a bequest equal to the share of one son, he said that he will receive one-eighth of the estate.

Mansur and Mughira narrate from Ibrahim regarding the man who omitted six heirs and made a bequest equal to the share of some of the sons. According to Mansur’s narration, he (Ibrahim) said: He should be given one part out of seven, equal to the sons. And according to Mughira’s narration, he said: His share should be reduced and not made equal to any one of the sons.

32834 - Al-Mughira said: (It decreases) (1) and he does not receive a share equal to that of any one of them.

Abu Asim Thaqafi says that Ibrahim met me and asked, "What do you say about the man who made a bequest of half, one third, and one fourth of his wealth?" I had no knowledge of the answer. He himself said: "Divide his wealth into such portions from which half, one third, and one fourth can be taken out, that is, make twelve parts. Half of it is six, one third is four, and one fourth is three. Now make thirteen parts of the wealth. Give to the one entitled to half as much wealth as comes in comparison to six, to the one entitled to one third as much as comes in comparison to four, and to the one entitled to one fourth as much as comes in comparison to three."

It is narrated from Mansur that Ibrahim said: The scholars disliked that a person should make a bequest for someone equal to the share of an heir; rather, they said that the bequest should be less than the share of an heir.

Thabit narrates that Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) had made a bequest of wealth for one of his children equal to the share of a child.