FatwaSarawakInheritance, Wills & Gifts
HUKUM PEMBAYARAN SIMPANAN KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA (KWSP) BAGI AHLI YANG MEMELUK AGAMA ISLAM
How should the EPF savings of a Muslim convert be handled if the nominee is a non-Muslim?
Short answer
The Sarawak State Fatwa Board ruled that non-Muslims and Muslims cannot inherit from one another.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Info Fatwa
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Sarawak State Fatwa Board ruled that non-Muslims and Muslims cannot inherit from one another. A convert who has named a non-Muslim nominee for EPF savings must change the nominee to a Muslim. If upon death there is no Muslim nominee and no entitled Muslim heir, the savings do not belong to the non-Muslim nominee and must be handed over to the Baitulmal. A Muslim may, however, make a bequest to a non-Muslim of no more than one third of his or her property.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengikut hukum syarak, orang bukan Islam tidak berhak mewarisi harta orang Islam dan begitulah sebaliknya;
Read the full fatwa on the Sarawak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “HUKUM PEMBAYARAN SIMPANAN KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA (KWSP) BAGI AHLI YANG MEMELUK AGAMA ISLAM”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#hukum-pembayaran-simpanan-kumpulan-wang-simpanan-pekerja-kwsp-bagi-ahli-yang-memeluk-agama-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/epf-savings-muslim-convert-non-muslim-nominee/