According to the unanimous consensus of classical Islamic scholarship, the topic of 'Provisions for one Year' (متاع إلى الحول), based on Quran 2:240, refers to an early ruling that instructed husbands to make a bequest (wasiyyah) for their widows to receive maintenance and residence for a full year without being turned out. Tafsir authorities such as Ibn Kathir, Al-Tabari, and Al-Qurtubi explain that this verse provided crucial security for widows before the final inheritance laws were revealed. Subsequently, this ruling's obligatory nature was abrogated (naskh) by two later, permanent legal principles: the specified waiting period ('iddah) of four months and ten days (Quran 2:234) and the widow's fixed, unalienable share of inheritance (one-fourth or one-eighth) as detailed in Surah An-Nisa (4:12). This legislative progression demonstrates Allah's wisdom, transitioning from a temporary provision to a more secure and permanent set of rights. While no longer an obligation on the heirs, making such a bequest voluntarily is still considered a recommended and virtuous act.