The executor may not appoint a successor executor unless the testator has expressly empowered him to do so.

Nor may the judge interfere with a private executor so long as that executor is competent.

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A bequest is valid only in relation to a specific, identifiable task that the testator himself had the legal capacity to carry out—such as settling debts, distributing further bequests, restoring rights to their owners, or supervising the affairs of one who is not legally accountable; it is not valid for the mere collection of a debt when its heir is already of sound judgment.

Whoever is appointed executor for one particular matter does not thereby become executor for anything else.

If an outsider disburses the bequeathed property to the designated beneficiary⦗1⦘ in its proper channel, he bears no liability for it.

When the testator says to the executor, “Place one-third of my estate wherever you wish,” or “Give it away,” or “Give it in charity to whom you please,” the executor may neither take it for himself, nor give it to his own relatives who would inherit from him, nor to any of the testator’s heirs⦗2⦘.

If someone dies in the wilderness or the like, with no judge and no executor present, any Muslim may take charge of his estate, sell whatever he deems appropriate, and use the proceeds to cover the funeral expenses⦗3⦘; if no estate funds are available, he may pay the expenses from his own pocket and later recover what he spent, provided he intended to seek reimbursement.