FatwaFederal TerritoriesInheritance, Wills & Gifts
BERAPA KADAR WASIAT YANG DIBENARKAN?
What proportion of one's estate may be bequeathed, and is a bequest of the entire estate to one child valid?
Short answer
The order of handling a deceased person's estate is funeral expenses, debts, bequests, then faraid inheritance.
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
The order of handling a deceased person's estate is funeral expenses, debts, bequests, then faraid inheritance. Debts include those owed to people and to Allah, such as obligatory zakat, fasting, hajj, fidyah, kaffarah and vows, and in the Shafi'i school debts to Allah take priority. A bequest is limited to one third of the estate, including charity to a mosque, while the remaining two thirds goes to the heirs.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Wasiat hanya boleh menggunakan 1/3 daripada harta pusaka, maka hanya 1/3 daripada harta si mati yang boleh disalurkan kepada masjid dan lain-lain.
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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. “BERAPA KADAR WASIAT YANG DIBENARKAN?”, 23 February 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1779-berapa-kadar-wasiat-yang-dibenarkan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/permitted-proportion-of-bequest-in-islam/