A will in Islam it is a set of instructions on how (one’s property) is to be disposed of after one’s death or how it is to be given away after one’s death. Writing a will may be obligatory with regard to the dues one owes to others where there is no proof, lest they be lost or neglected. It is recommended for a man to write a will that some of his wealth be used for charitable purposes, so that the reward for that may reach him after his death. It is permitted to write a will concerning one third or less of one’s wealth. The will comes into effect when the person dies. It is permissible for the person who writes the will to revoke it or cancel it or revoke part of it. You do not have the right to state how your personal belongings should be distributed after you die because the share of each heir has been defined by Allah.

Giving gifts is something that is encouraged, because it softens hearts and strengthens the bonds of Islamic brotherhood and sisterhood. Bribery is something that is forbidden, because of what it leads to of wrongdoing and transgressing people’s rights, and reinforcing selfishness. The difference between them is clear.

If money was given to a person for a certain purpose, then he does not have the right to spend it on anything else, or to give some of it to anyone, except with the permission of those who gave it to him. Additionally, he must return whatever is left over of it, if there is anything left over.

1- If your father’s aim was to achieve a specific purpose, then you do not have the right to spend the money on anything else, even if he did not emphasise that it was a trust and was only to be used for that purpose. 2- But if he was only advising you [as to how to spend it] and he would not mind if you spend it on something else, then there is no blame on you in that case.