ibn Sa'id, from Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad, that a young boy from the Ansar bequeathed land belonging to him from Ghassan, known as Bi'r Jusham, which was valued at thirty thousand [dirhams]. This was brought before Umar ibn al-Khattab, who approved the bequest. Yahya ibn Sa'id said: The boy was ten or twelve years old. It is also narrated that some people asked Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, about a young boy from Ghassan who had bequeathed something to his cousin, and Umar approved his bequest. We know of no one who differed with this, and because the validity of his bequest and tadbir is more beneficial to him with certainty; for as long as he remains alive, it is not binding upon him, and when he dies, it becomes a charitable act and a source of reward, so it is valid, like the bequest of someone placed under interdiction due to feeblemindedness (safah). This differs from manumission (itq) because that entails the loss of his wealth to him during his lifetime and at a time of his need. As for limiting the validity of one's tadbir to those who are ten years of age, it is based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: "Order them [to pray] when they are ten, and separate them in their beds." This is what the report from Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, refers to. He considered the female to be equivalent at nine years of age, based on the saying of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her: "When a young girl reaches nine years of age, she is a woman." This is also narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as a marfu' report. And because this is the age at which it is possible for her to reach puberty, and other legal rulings are associated with it.

Section: He may retract his tadbir if we assert that retraction is valid for the legally competent person (mukallaf); because whoever's bequest is valid, their retraction of it is also valid, just like the legally competent person. If he wishes to sell the slave under tadbir, his guardian acts on his behalf in the sale. If his guardian permits him to sell it and he sells it, it is valid coming from him.

Section: The tadbir and bequest of a person placed under interdiction due to feeblemindedness (safah) are valid, based on what we mentioned regarding the minor. The bequest and tadbir of an insane person are not valid, because none of his dispositions are valid. However, if he is insane one day and lucid another, his tadbir is valid during his lucid interval.