{"id":78,"date":"2020-01-10T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T00:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.147\/shariawiz\/?p=78"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:00:39","slug":"what-does-the-sunnah-say-about-wills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/01\/10\/what-does-the-sunnah-say-about-wills\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about Wills in Islam and the Sunnah | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: Why Do I Need An Islamic Will?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZyzVXkddFsg?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wasiyat in Quran<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Islamic wills, also known as wasiyat, are referred to in the holy Quran.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been ordained upon you, when death is near one of you, leaving wealth behind, to make a will in favor of parents and close relatives, impartially. This is incumbent upon the pious\u201d (2:180). Allah also says: \u201cWhen death draws near one of you\u2026 it is time to make a bequest\u201d (5:106).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since wills are covered and referred to in the holy Quran, they are necessary for Muslims to complete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wills in Hadith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The collections of Hadith, including \u1e62a\u1e25\u012b\u1e25 Muslim and \u1e62a\u1e25\u012b\u1e25 al-Bukh\u0101ri, report that the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) said:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is not permissible for any Muslim who has something to will to stay for two nights without having his Last Will and Testament written and kept ready with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Islamic Wills with Shariawiz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want your estate to be distributed according to your faith, you must make an Islamic will. 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