How do I make an Islamic will (wasiyyah)?

“If a bequest is made in favour of non-heirs, then the bequest will be valid up to one-third of the estate, if they, i.e., the beneficiaries, are alive at the time of demise.”

“Making a bequest is permissible and valid on condition that the bequest is from one third of the wealth (or less than one third) which one possesses at the time when one passes away. Hence, this wealth can be spent for the specified purposes (i.e.”

“The heirs do not have the right of retracting from a Wasiyyat once they have consented to it, provided that the consent or approval was granted after the demise of the testator. However, if they consented to the Wasiyyat during the lifetime of the testator, and retracted after his demise, then the retraction will be valid.”

“To make a bequest in favour of the heirs is not permissible. For this reason, by your mother saying that the wealth should go to your father will not entitle your father to get a greater portion from the wealth of inheritance than what is prescribed and allocated for him by Shari’ah, and it is not necessary to fulfil the wish …”