It's a Mitzva to bequeath one's estate using the laws of inheritance as defined in the Torah.
In a nutshell: When there are sons the daughters have no share in the estate. If there are no sons - or descendants of the sons - then the order is: daughters and her descendants, father, brothers.
Part of the Mitzva is that a firstborn son gets a double portion of the estate.
By Rabbinic decree a husband inherits his wife's estate.
Applies to everybody, everywhere, always
Verse: "If a man dies without sons, his estate gets inherited by his daughters" (Bemidbar 27:8)
Source: The Chafetz-Chaim's Sefer haMitzvot haKatzar; Positive Mitzvah 73
- Danny
Sunday, 4 Tishrei 5771
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