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Islamic Wills (Wasiyyah)
461 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Islamic Wills (Wasiyyah), part of Inheritance & Wills. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Islamic Wills (Wasiyyah) fatawa — page 2 of 12
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Questioning in The Grave of One Not Buried
How will the questioning of the grave happen to one who wasn’t buried or is buried after some time?
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Estate Queries
Aslm Mufti I hope you are well. Please see the below question with regards to a deceased estate. 1a) When doing the calculation of a property to…
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Inheritance Query – Paternal Sister Inheriting
Does a sister inherit from a deceased brother who had no children and wife is also deceased. The relationship between the deceased brother and the…
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Inheritance Query – Paternal Sister – Sister and Two Brothers
Will a paternal sister inherit, if the deceased left behind 1 full sister and 2 full brothers, no children no wife no parents. Was Salaam
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Inheritance Query – Mother and One Daughter
A lady is survived by Mother 1 daughter 1 daughter’s son 1 daughter’s daughter 1 brother from the same mother No other Muslim relatives at all
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Inheritance Query – Four Maternal Aunts
Assalamu alaykum Muhtaram Muftisaheb The person who had asked the inheritance question did research into the relatives of the deceased The deceased…
- MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Inheritance Query – 2 Daughters, Son, and M Grandmother
Deceased had left behind two daughters, one son, two sisters, two brothers, and a maternal grandmother who is very old and senile and is in the care…
- MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Inheritance Queries – Husband, Two Sons, & Five Daughters – One Son & Four Daughters
Aslmz. Could you kindly assist in advising in respect of the two below estates. The individuals being my grandfather and grandmother. Granny passed…
- MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Husband Passed Away Whilst Wife Was on Ḥajj – ʿIddah
A woman went for Hajj and her husband passed away while she’s in Hajj. The husband is in South Africa. What should she do? Does she continue with…
- MUBZ15 Jun 2024
How to Lay the Deceased During Ghusl
How should the mayyit be laid during ghusl
- MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Heirs Inheriting Responsibilities of the Deceased
Salaams, A family would like to query a few things: My mum and dad, who have just passed away owned shares in a property. Shareholders: Mum – 45%…
- MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Giving Belongings to One Child
Asalaam Moulana 1) Can Moulana please advise if a parent, whilst alive, is allowed to give all his belongings to one child only if there are 3…
- MUBZ14 Jun 2024
Ghusl of Deceased Wife – Body Talk – Yoga
Assalamualaykum wa warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu I make dua Mufti is well Please advise on the following: 1. Is it permissible for a husband to…
- MUBZ14 Jun 2024
Duties After Bathing the Deceased and Organ Donation
- If I perform duties after death(wrapping a dead body and taking them to the Mortuary), is there any thing I should do or recite after doing that??…
- MUBZ13 Jun 2024
Cell Phone Contract After Demise
My husband passed away. He had two accounts at vodacom His own personal one, personal they able to close quickly but the business one has a few…
- MUBZ13 Jun 2024
Burying Deceased Mother with Deceased Foetus
My sister in law just been murdered now now and she is pregnant about 6 months what’s to do in this situation is to take out the baby and burry her…
- MUBZ13 Jun 2024
Bordering the Grave with Bricks
My mother-in-law recently passed away. My father-in-law has instructed me to have bricks placed around the grave so the soil stays in one area. Is…
- MJC23 May 2024
Qada salah and fast stated in a Will
1. As a rule, the Shāfiʿī madhhab does not prescribe monetary expiation for missed ṣalāh. 2. The circumstances for monetary compensation (fidyah) in…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Ibn Masood14 Feb 2024
Heirs consenting to an invalid Wasiyyat
If the heir’s consent to a Wasiyyat made in favour of an heir, can they retract from the Wasiyyat?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - MUBZ12 Feb 2024
Adoption – Induced Lactation – Maḥrams – Inheritance
In the case of adoption, if the adopted child is fed by the mother through lactation brought on my medication, what are the rulings that will apply.…
- MUBZ11 Jan 2024
Manner of Laying the deceased during Ghusl
How should the mayyit be laid during ghusl
- Azaadville18 Nov 2023
What To Do With The Remainder From A Wasiyyat Totalling Less Than A Third Of The Estate
A person makes Wasiyyat that one third of a person’s Kaffarah for Salaah be paid from the estate. What if the Kaffarah works out less than 1/3rd?…
- MJC21 Sep 2023
My husband left behind a Non-Shariah Compliant Will
It remains a most regrettable phenomenon that Muslims continue to make wills that do not comply to Sharīʿah, despite the wide latitude that South…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Mufti Online7 Aug 2023
Making a bequest for an heir
Marhooma passed away at that time she had 5 sons and 7 daughters when she passed away. Part of what she left was jewellery… In her lifetime she used…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown12 Jul 2023
Do Step-children Inherit?
A married man with kids marries a widow with 3 kids. If the man dies how is his inheritance divided? Between the two wives and between the kids of…
Arib Raza - Azaadville29 Apr 2023
Wasiyyat For Missed Witr Salaah
If a person missed a few Witr Salaah in his life, but he did not miss any Fard Salaah, does he need to make a wasiyyat for fidyah to be paid for the…
- Azaadville5 Apr 2023
When A Wasiyyat Must Be Discharged
Grandfather left money and property behind which is sold and money kept until few matters resolved. From the will following needs to be done: Pay…
- Ibn Masood4 Apr 2023
Sajdah-e-Tilaawat not performed in one’s lifetime
If a person omitted many Sajdah-e-Tilaawat in his lifetime, should the Fidya be paid after his demise?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood4 Apr 2023
Wasiyyat to pay for missed fasts
A Marhoom had missed a number of Salaah and fasts in his lifetime. The Fidya of these fasts and Salaah were not paid, nor was a Wasiyyat made by the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville6 Jan 2023
A Wasiyyat (Bequest) Made For Less Than A Third Of The Value Of An Estate
A person makes wasiyyat that one third of his kaffarah namaazes be paid from the estate. What if the kaffarah namazes works out less than 1/3rd?…
- Ask Imaam17 Dec 2022
Does a heir by default have the right to view/be given a copy of the will?
Does a heir by default have the right to view/be given a copy of the will? Should this be provided as standard by the executors or only if requested…
Mohammed - Jamiat KZN28 Nov 2022
Drawing up un-Islamic Wills
As a solicitor, is it permissible for me to draw up a non-Shariah will for my Muslim clients? Will the income from it be Halaal?
- Mufti Online19 Oct 2022
Gifting an item to a person upon one's death
Please could I get clarity on the following regarding wills: If a person wants a particular relative to receive a particular item upon his/her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Oct 2022
Validity of an Islamic will of a person who committed suicide
I have a question regarding suicide and Muslims: If a person has committed suicide, is their will null and void? I don't think anyone speaks enough…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Oct 2022
Giving one's inheritance to one's adopted child
If a man has no children, can he allot all his inheritance to his one adopted child? If a man has no children but has nieces and nephews, so he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2022
Appointing a female as an executor of one's will
Can a person appoint a female as an executor of one's will?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood7 Sep 2022
Wasiyyat of a non-Muslim in favour of a Muslim
By law, I will receive half of my parent’s estate as they have stipulated it in their will. We are two siblings and I am a Muslim. If it’s not…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood19 Jul 2022
Validity of a written bequest
What is the validity of a hand-written bequest that is attached to one’s Will?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville22 Jun 2022
Verbal Wasiyyat
Please can help with the following query. A person during his lifetime mentions to several persons that he made a niyah/intention that once he…
- Ask Imaam15 May 2022
Inheritance distribution for two wives and two sons
Kindly issue a letter of inheritance for the above named deceased. The deceased left 2 (two) wifes and he had 2 sons from the first wife. Both wifes…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan
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