Tinggal di negara Barat, perlu buat wasiat Islam ke?

Sangat perlu. Di kebanyakan negara Barat, jika seseorang meninggal tanpa wasiat (intestate), hartanya dibahagi mengikut undang-undang sivil yang berbeza daripada faraid; contohnya pasangan mungkin mendapat sebahagian besar harta, manakala ibu bapa atau adik-beradik tidak dapat apa-apa. Wasiat Islam yang disediakan dengan peguam tempatan boleh mengarahkan agar harta dibahagi mengikut faraid, dengan 1/3 untuk wasiat bebas. Namun, undang-undang tempatan mungkin membenarkan pasangan atau tanggungan menuntut peruntukan tambahan. Jika anda mempunyai lebih daripada seorang isteri (contoh perkahwinan dari luar negara), dapatkan nasihat khusus kerana pengiktirafan isteri kedua berbeza. Lihat Muslim minoriti di Barat .

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🌍 Children, inheritance & global · #43

Living in a Western country: do I need to make an Islamic will?

Very necessary. In most Western countries, if someone dies without a will (intestate), their estate is divided under civil law that differs from faraid; for example a spouse may receive most of the estate, while parents or siblings receive nothing. An Islamic will prepared with a local lawyer can direct that the estate be divided according to faraid, with 1/3 for a free bequest. However, local law may allow a spouse or dependants to claim additional provision. If you have more than one wife (for example a marriage contracted abroad), get specific advice, because recognition of a second wife varies. See Muslim minorities in the West.

Sources

Surah al-Baqarah 2:180Sahih al-Bukhari 2742Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Wasiyyah

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