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Bequest in Islam ( اسلام میں وصیت )

Is it mandatory to do bequest before death (which can come any time) as per Allah’s instructions?

کیا اللہ کے مطابق مرنے سے پہلے (جس کا وقت کبھی بھی آسکتا ہے) وصیت کرنا لازمی ہے؟

Surah Al-Baqarah: 2 - Ayah: 180
Arabic
كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ اِذَا حَضَرَ اَحَدَكُمُ الۡمَوۡتُ اِنۡ تَرَكَ خَيۡرَا  ۖۚ اۨلۡوَصِيَّةُ لِلۡوَالِدَيۡنِ وَالۡاَقۡرَبِيۡنَ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِۚ حَقًّا عَلَى الۡمُتَّقِيۡنَؕ‏ 
English
It is decreed that when death approaches, those of you who leave behind property shall bequeath equitably to parents and kinsmen. This is an obligation on the God-fearing.
Urdu
Tum par farz kiya gaya hai ke jab tum mein se kisi ki maut ka waqt aaye aur woh apne pichey maal chodh raha ho, to walidain aur rishtedaaron ke liye maroof tareeqe se wasiyat karey, yeh haqq hai muttaqi logon par
Surah Al-Baqarah: 2 - Ayah: 181
Arabic
فَمَنۡۢ بَدَّلَهٗ بَعۡدَمَا سَمِعَهٗ فَاِنَّمَآ اِثۡمُهٗ عَلَى الَّذِيۡنَ يُبَدِّلُوۡنَهٗؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيۡعٌ عَلِيۡمٌؕ‏
English
Then if anyone alters the will after hearing it, this sin shall be upon them who alter. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Urdu
Phir jinhon ne wasiyat suni aur baad mein usey badal dala to iska gunaah un badalne walon par hoga, Allah sabkuch sunta aur jaanta hai
Surah Al-Baqarah: 2 - Ayah: 182
Arabic
فَمَنۡ خَافَ مِنۡ مُّوۡصٍ جَنَفًا اَوۡ اِثۡمًا فَاَصۡلَحَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ فَلَاۤ اِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ‏
English
He who suspects that the testator has committed an error or injustice and then brings about a settlement among the parties concerned incurs no sin. Surely Allah is Much-Forgiving, Most Compassionate.
Urdu
Albatta jisko yeh andesha ho ke wasiyat karne waley ne nadanishta ya qasdan haqq talafi ki hai aur phir maamle se taaluq rakhne walon ke darmiyan woh islah karey, to uspar kuch gunaah nahin hai, Allah bakshne wala aur reham farmane wala hai
Surah Al-Ma'idah: 5 - Ayah: 106
Arabic
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا شَهَادَةُ بَيۡنِكُمۡ اِذَا حَضَرَ اَحَدَكُمُ الۡمَوۡتُ حِيۡنَ الۡوَصِيَّةِ اثۡـنٰنِ ذَوَا عَدۡلٍ مِّنۡكُمۡ اَوۡ اٰخَرَانِ مِنۡ غَيۡـرِكُمۡ اِنۡ اَنۡـتُمۡ ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ فَاَصَابَتۡكُمۡ مُّصِيۡبَةُ الۡمَوۡتِ​ ؕ تَحۡبِسُوۡنَهُمَا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ الصَّلٰوةِ فَيُقۡسِمٰنِ بِاللّٰهِ اِنِ ارۡتَبۡتُمۡ لَا نَشۡتَرِىۡ بِهٖ ثَمَنًا وَّلَوۡ كَانَ ذَا قُرۡبٰى​ ۙ وَلَا نَـكۡتُمُ شَهَادَةَ ۙ اللّٰهِ اِنَّاۤ اِذًا لَّمِنَ الۡاٰثِمِيۡنَ‏
English
Believers! When death approaches you, let two men of equity among you act as witnesses when you make your bequest; or let two of those from others than yourselves act as witnesses if you are on a journey when the affliction of death befalls you. Then if any doubt occurs you shall detain both of them (in the mosque) after the Prayer, and they shall swear by Allah: 'We shall neither sell our testimony in return for any gain even though it concerns any near of kin nor shall we conceal our testimony which we owe to Allah, for then we should become among sinners.' .
Urdu
Aey logon jo iman laye ho, jab tum mein se kisi ki maut ka waqt aa jaye aur woh wasiyat kar raha ho to uske liye shahadat ka nisab yeh hai ke tumhari jamaat mein se do (two) sahib-e-adal aadmi gawah banaye jayein, ya agar tum safar ki halat mein ho aur wahan maut ki museebat pesh aa jaye to gair muslimon hi mein se do gawah le liye jaye. Phir agar koi shakk padh jaye to namaz ke baad dono gawahon ko (masjid mein) roak liya jaye aur woh khuda ki kasam kha kar kahein ke “hum kisi zaati faiyde ke evaz shahadat bechne waley nahin hain, aur khwa koi hamara rishtedaar hi kyun na ho ( hum uski riayat karne waley nahin) aur na khuda waste ki gawahi ko hum chupane waley hain, agar humne aisa kiya to gunaah-gaaron mein shumar hongey”