وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ
O son of Adam,
كُنْ وَصِيَّ نَفْسِكَ فِى مَالِكَ
be your own representative in the matter of your property
وَ اعْمَلْ فِيهِ
and do about it
مَا تُؤْثِرُ أَنْ يُعْمَلَ فِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ .
whatever you want to be done with it after your death. 62
62. The meaning of it is that if a person desires that after his death a portion of his property should be spent on charity, he should not wait for his death but spend it wherever he desires even during his lifetime; for it is possible that after his death his successors may not act upon his will or he may not get an opportunity to will. A Persian couplet says: Give away money and property while you are living as after you it would be out of your control.
