From Nikah to Waqf: Your Complete FAQ Guide

You do not need the Financial Management Roadmap to use Shariawiz's other tools, such as our Islamic Estate Planning services and/or the Inheritance and Retirement Calculators. However, we recommend that you try the Free Basic plan of the Shariawiz Financial Suite if you're interested in generating a comprehensive overview of your current and future finances.

The Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement package costs $999 per couple. After purchase, you will be able to invite your potential spouse to collaborate; he/she will not have to pay any additional fees to do so.

Upon purchase, you will be able to download detailed instructions on how to sign, witness, notarize, and store your documents.

You can create a Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement as quickly as you want! It should only take each of you 30 minutes to answer the questions in our software. Afterwards, if you have chosen different answers, the two of you will be able to negotiate via messages on our platform to agree on all the terms of your Prenuptial Agreement. Once the two of you agree, your Prenuptial Agreement is complete and just needs to be signed!

Shariawiz has a 30-day money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied with your completed Shariawiz estate planning documents, you can request a full refund within 30 days of purchase.

You should start negotiating your Prenuptial Agreement months before your wedding, if possible. Some states do not consider a Prenuptial Agreement signed within a week of the wedding enforceable, so do not wait until the day before your wedding ceremony to sign the Agreement. Give yourself a month or two to make sure you both have had sufficient time to fully review the terms of the Agreement as well as the financial disclosures that go with it and consult professionals, like an attorney, if desired.

Yes. When you purchase a Shariawiz document, you are purchasing a document that has been built by an experienced legal and Sharī‘a expert team. Every document you purchase is based on the laws of your state and custom tailored by you.

Anyone can get a Prenuptial Agreement, no matter how much money you may or may not have. This is especially true if you want your marriage to abide by Islamic law. The Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement is the only Islamic Prenuptial Agreement available online.

Our do-it-yourself software allows you to complete your Shari'a-compliant Islamic Will in as little as 15 minutes. You can also complete your Islamic Trust or Islamic Family Waqf in 15-30 minutes online using the Shariawiz do-it-yourself software.

If you want your Prenuptial Agreement to be enforceable in the event of a divorce, then each of you must disclose all of your assets. That is because most states require "full disclosure" or even "full and fair disclosure" of finances prior to the signing of a Prenuptial Agreement. If one or both of you fail to disclose all of your assets, then a court may find your Prenuptial Agreement to be invalid and unenforceable since one party may have had unfair advantage in agreeing to the terms of the Agreement.

Your Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement will include a schedule for each of you that will include your assets, your liabilities, and your income. You each will disclose this information during the question process.

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The Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement was developed by a team of attorneys and Islamic law experts. Your Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement is likely to be enforceable if you follow all the right steps in its creation. But, there is no guarantee, even if you hire an attorney to draft your prenuptial agreement.

With any prenuptial agreement, you are striving to create the likeliest chance of enforcement. To do this, you must collaborate and agree on the terms of your Prenuptial Agreement. Neither of you can be forced or coerced into signing. You must disclose all of your assets for a full financial disclosure according to your state's terms. You must sign the Prenuptial Agreement in advance of your wedding, preferably month(s) in advance.

And finally, follow the instructions on your downloaded document to make sure you sign, witness, and notarize according to your state's rules and regulations.

Shariawiz provides the option of waiving attorney representation, but you may bring the draft of your Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement to an attorney for review and revision, if you so desire.

Yes, you will need to sign your Prenuptial Agreement in front of a notary, and some states require witness signatures as well. Check the instructions on your downloaded Prenuptial Agreement document to properly sign, witness, and notarize your documents.

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The Shariawiz Last Will and Testament is $199, the Health Care Directive is $59, and the Power of Attorney if $39. You can save $47 by purchasing our bundle for $250, which includes all three forms.

Upon purchase, your documents will be available in your Dashboard. You are able to make changes or updates to your documents anytime for free.

Your Prenuptial Agreement should follow the laws of the state where the two of you will be residing once married.

Here's an example. The Groom lives in New Jersey and the Bride lives in Colorado. After the wedding, the Bride and Groom will be living together as a married couple in Groom's house in New Jersey. For that couple, their Prenuptial Agreement should be made per New Jersey's laws.

Citizenship does not affect the validity of a Prenuptial Agreement. Your Prenuptial Agreement should follow the laws of the state where the two of you will be residing once married.

However, if your foreign fiance/fiancée does not speak English as their first language, you may consider having an attorney who speaks their language to review the Prenuptial Agreement with them. If your potential spouse cannot read English, a court may not consider that Prenuptial Agreement valid without proper review and translation from someone who speaks his/her language.

God forbid you have an accident or medical emergency and you’re unable to make decisions about your health – or that you become generally incapacitated, fall into a coma, or that you must be kept alive by artificial life support.
A Health Care Directive (also called a Living Will or Health Care Proxy) is a legal document that allows you to appoint a person you trust to make health care decisions on your behalf if you cannot communicate your decisions on your own.
It is very important to make your intentions known to everyone BEFORE you suffer a critical illness, disability, or incapacity. The Health Care Directive contains your wishes and preferences about health care, including your moral and religious values when it comes to end-of-life issues.
Your health care representative has to act in good faith and in your best interest, including acting in compliance with your religious faith. Signing a Health Care Directive ensures your wishes are followed. It also protects your family, so that they do not have to make these difficult decisions for you.
Do you want your family to follow Islamic principles for these end-of-life issues? Then you MUST have a health care directive with your specific wishes and preferences about health care. It must include your moral and religious values for end-of-life issues. With this directive in place, physicians and your family are required to follow your wishes.
Use our HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE (HYPERLINK) software to prepare your own custom-tailored state-specific, legally binding, Shari'a-compliant Health Care Directive.

In most states, a lawyer is not required in signing a Prenuptial Agreement. Some states, like California, require an attorney to review the document if you will be waiving spousal support.

It is important that both of you had the opportunity to have the document reviewed by counsel. You are not required to hire an attorney if you don't want to. The Shariawiz Prenuptial Agreement includes a Waiver of Attorney Representation for couples that are not seeking a lawyer's review. However, it is even more important for these couples to sign their Prenuptial Agreement well in advance of the wedding. A court may see a Prenuptial Agreement signed the day before the wedding and decide there was not enough time or opportunity for you to obtain legal advice.

NOTE: If English is not your first language, we suggest you hire an attorney to review the document with you to ensure you fully understand its contents. Shariawiz is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, but we can connect you to an attorney who can review your Shariawiz Islamic Prenuptial Agreement with you. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us for more information.

If you don’t have a Health Care Directive and, God forbid, you become incapacitated and cannot communicate your own decisions regarding your health care, then your family becomes responsible for those health care decisions.
What's worse, if your family members cannot agree on health care decisions for you, they may be forced to litigate the matter in court, which would allow a judge to make the decision for you. With a Health Care Directive, you can save your family from fighting about your care and ending up in a hurtful court battle.
Further, if you do not have a Health Care Directive and an trusted health care representative, your doctors may not know to perform Shari'a-compliant health care solutions for you. To ensure your health care is in line with your moral and religious values, you must sign a Health Care Directive for your physicians to follow.
Use our HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE (HYPERLINK) software to prepare your own custom-tailored state-specific, legally binding, Shari'a-compliant Health Care Directive.