FatwaNationalInheritance, Wills & Gifts
Nominee (Penama)
Can Muslims appoint a nominee for their savings or assets, and is the nominee entitled to receive the estate?
Short answer
The 15th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 6 March 1978 ruled that nomination by Muslims is not valid to make the nominee an heir entitled to the deceased's estate.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 15th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 6 March 1978 ruled that nomination by Muslims is not valid to make the nominee an heir entitled to the deceased's estate. The nominee acts only as an executor of a will, distributing the estate to the heirs according to Islamic law. The nominee as defined in civil law is stated to conflict with Islamic law, and the fatwa calls for civil legislation to be amended so that nominations by Muslims are invalid, whether made before or after the fatwa was agreed.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bahawa orang-orang Islam tidak boleh melantik penama (Nominee) oleh kerana penama mengikut definisi undang-undang awam (sivil) adalah bertentangan dengan hukum syarak dan tidak sah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Nominee (Penama)”, 6 March 1978. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#nominee-penama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-muslims-appoint-a-nominee-for-assets/