Allah’s Apostle said: “It is not permissible for any Muslim who has something to will (bequeath) to stay for two nights without having his last will and testament written and kept ready with him”.

Drafting a Will is necessary to fulfil your Islamic obligations, but also to provide peace of mind to you and your family. The uncertainty of how an estate should be divided without a valid will causes enormous stress to family member and the bureaucracy that goes along with it – when an estate is divided by the default laws on succession this is known as intestacy, and will lead to those that may not have an Islamic right to your property, obtaining a right within the confinements of UK law.

Your will, shall help you deal with not only the permutations or divisions in accordance with sharia but gifting property; protecting assets of beneficiaries who are minors or incapacitated; appointing trustees; dealing with funeral wishes along with making gifts to charitable organisations; inheritance tax issues. The end result of this planning is to avoid future potential pitfalls.