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Hukum Pelaksanaan Wasiat Wajibah
How is an obligatory bequest (wasiat wajibah) for grandchildren carried out when their parent died before the grandparent?
Short answer
The Muzakarah resolved that a grandchild whose parent died before the grandparent is entitled to an obligatory bequest, taking the parent's faraid share up to a maximum of one third of the 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 Muzakarah resolved that a grandchild whose parent died before the grandparent is entitled to an obligatory bequest, taking the parent's faraid share up to a maximum of one third of the estate. A grandchild who is an heir by fixed share or residuary share is not eligible, nor is a child of a different religion from the parent or one involved in the parent's killing. If the grandparent already gave property through gift, endowment or bequest equal to that entitlement, no further bequest is due, and any shortfall must be made up. Distribution is made after funeral matters, voluntary bequests and debts, and among grandchildren by the faraid principle of a male receiving twice a female's share.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
anak tersebut iaitu cucu berhak untuk menerima Wasiat Wajibah dengan mengambil bahagian faraid bapa atau ibunya pada kadar tidak melebihi 1/3 daripada harta pusaka datuk atau nenek.
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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 Pelaksanaan Wasiat Wajibah”, 24 October 2008. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-pelaksanaan-wasiat-wajibah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-obligatory-bequest-for-grandchildren/