Question Summary:
can a person make a wasiyyay for his grandchildren, even though his children are alive. Can he exclude some grandchildren because they are baaligh already ?

Question Detail:

can a person make  a wasiyyay for his grandchildren, even though his children are alive. Can he exclude some grandchildren because they are baaligh already ?

Answer :

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
 
It is permissible for one to make Wassiya for his grandchildren only if they are not his heirs at the time of his death. If his children are alive at the time of his death, the grandchildren will not inherit. A bequest may be made on favor of some or all the grandchildren.  (Ahsan ul-Fatawa, 9/292, Saeed)
 
ما روي عن أبي قلابة رضي الله عنه أنه عليهالصلاة والسلام قال لا وصية لوارث والكتاب العزيز قد ينسخ بالسنة
(بدائع الصنائع، 6/423، ديوبند)
 
And Allah knows best
Wassalam u Alaikum
Ml. Sajid bin Shabbir,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah

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