How much wealth necessitates a bequest?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. One thousand dirhams or more. [Reported from ʿAlī and Qatādah]
2. Seven hundred dirhams or more. [Reported by Ṭāwūs from Ibn ʿAbbās]
3. Sixty dinars or more. [Reported by ʿIkrimah from Ibn ʿAbbās]
4. It is an amount of wealth plentiful enough for the needs of his family. A man asked ʿĀʾishah about making a bequest, and she asked him how much wealth he had. He said, "Three thousand." She asked how many dependents he had, and he replied, "Four." She said, "This is a small amount, so leave it for your dependents."

1. Between 500 and 1000 dirhams. [Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī]
2. It applies to both small and large amounts. [Reported by Maʿmar from al-Zuhrī]