FatwaNationalInheritance, Wills & Gifts
Hukum Pewarisan Bagi Kes Kematian Serentak
What is the ruling on inheritance when family members die simultaneously and it cannot be determined who died first?
Short answer
Family members who die at the same time in one incident, or whose order of death cannot be determined, do not 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
- 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
Family members who die at the same time in one incident, or whose order of death cannot be determined, do not inherit from one another. This is because the conditions of inheritance require the heir to be alive at the time the person leaving the estate dies. The deceased's estate is divided among the surviving heirs without counting the shares of relatives who died together with them. The time of death is recorded according to the medical expert's certification and entered in the Death Certificate.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
mereka tidak akan saling mewarisi antara satu sama lain kerana berdasarkan syarat-syarat pewarisan, waris (al-warith) hendaklah masih hidup semasa kematian orang yang mewariskan (al-muwarrith).
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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). “Hukum Pewarisan Bagi Kes Kematian Serentak”, 24 October 2008. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-pewarisan-bagi-kes-kematian-serentak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/inheritance-ruling-simultaneous-deaths/