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AL-KAFI #1463: BOLEHKAH HARTA PENINGGALAN DIBAHAGI SECARA SAMA RATA TANPA IKUT FARAID
Can a deceased person's estate be divided equally among siblings without following faraid?
Short answer
Implementing the Islamic inheritance rules is obligatory and must not be altered or neglected.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Implementing the Islamic inheritance rules is obligatory and must not be altered or neglected. The estate is first used for burial costs, debts, unfulfilled religious obligations and a bequest of no more than one third, then divided according to faraid. After the faraid division, each heir may waive or reduce their share (tanazul) so that the estate ends up equally divided, since the share is then fully their own property. The fatwa also advises that the division be done as soon as possible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebelum membahagikan secara sama rata, hendaklah dilakukan secara faraid terlebih dahulu, dan kemudian masing-masing berhak untuk tanazul atau mengurangkan haknya dengan pembahagian secara sama rata.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1463: BOLEHKAH HARTA PENINGGALAN DIBAHAGI SECARA SAMA RATA TANPA IKUT FARAID”, 6 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3859-al-kafi-1463-bolehkah-harta-peninggalan-dibahagi-secara-sama-rata-tanpa-ikut-faraid. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/divide-estate-equally-without-faraid/