Article 196 of the Saudi Personal Status Law

المادة 196 من نظام الأحوال الشخصية · الفصل الثالث: مبطلات الوصية

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

تبطل الوصية في الحالات الآتية:

1- رجوع الموصي عن وصيته قولاً أو فعلاً.

2- وفاة الموصى له المعين قبل الموصي أو موتهما معاً أو جهل أيهما أسبق وفاة، إلا إذا كانت الوصية بقضاء دين الموصى له.

3- رد الموصى له الوصية بعد وفاة الموصي وقبل القبول.

4- قتل الموصى له الموصي قتلاً يمنع الإرث.

5- تلف الموصى به المعين أو استحقاقه لغير الموصي.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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