{"id":234,"date":"2020-03-29T15:53:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/?p=234"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:02:56","slug":"can-i-leave-my-estate-to-a-friend-or-non-islamic-heir-family-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/03\/29\/can-i-leave-my-estate-to-a-friend-or-non-islamic-heir-family-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I leave my estate to a friend or non-Islamic heir family member? | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: Are Non-Muslims Not Entitled To inherit From A Muslim in Islamic law?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnd6LGRmLxA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you do not have any surviving Islamic heirs, many Muslim scholars in the United States have advised that leaving a bequest to a Muslim charity and leaving the balance of your estate to a non-Islamic heir family member or friend would be acceptable under these circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>You can make your Islamic estate plan using our <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/last-will-and-testament\">ISLAMIC WILL<\/a><\/span> software and leave a bequest to your favorite Islamic charity, and because you do not have any surviving Islamic heirs, you are free to leave the balance of your estate to the beneficiary of your choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn if you can leave your estate to a friend or non-Islamic heir family member for Muslim Americans.  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