Wasiyyah
A wasiyyah is a will or bequest. It lets a person direct up to a third of their estate to people or causes outside the fixed inheritance shares, mirath. Beyond that third, the fixed shares apply regardless of personal wishes.
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Does the grandfather's waiver of his share in his deceased son's inheritance to his grandchildren nullify their right to the mandatory bequest (al-wasiyyah al-wajibah)? And is it permissible for the paternal uncles to retract the division of the inheritance after agreeing to it?
A grandfather's gift to his grandchildren is valid if he is of sound mind, and he is not obligated to be fair between them and his own children. If the grandfather dies and leaves behind living sons and a deceased son,…
Is the obligatory bequest (al-wasiyyah al-wajiba) in the inheritance system of some countries based on Islamic law, and is the money acquired through it permissible (halal)?
Some Muslim countries implement the law of "Compulsory Bequest" (al-Wasiyyah al-Wajibah), which allocates a portion of the inheritance to grandchildren under specific conditions. Scholars have differed regarding the…
Is it permissible for a woman to be an executor (wasiyyah) and guardian (waliyyah) over a minor, to safeguard their wealth, manage their affairs, and represent them before the public and private, in the presence of paternal brothers or agnates?
Brothers and sisters have no guardianship over their brother's wealth. Guardianship belongs to the father, then his appointed guardian, then the ruler. There is disagreement regarding the grandfather and the mother. The…
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Is it permissible for my mother to take her share of her parents' inheritance if the estate was divided according to the obligatory bequest (al-wasiyyah al-wajiba), which stipulates that the share of a son who died before his parents be set aside and distributed to his sons and daughters?
What is the ruling on differentiating between children by leaving a will with a sum of money for one of them to the exclusion of another, even after the testator's death?
How is the inheritance divided for a father and a husband, taking into account the deceased's will for a part of her gold to her aunt and the remainder as charity to mosques?