{"id":84,"date":"2020-02-07T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T00:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.147\/shariawiz\/?p=84"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:12:41","slug":"what-assets-does-my-islamic-will-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/02\/07\/what-assets-does-my-islamic-will-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"What assets does my Islamic will cover? | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: What Does An Islamic Will Cover?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDocgUe7GtE?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>Your Islamic will, like a secular will, covers all the assets that make up your estate. When you die, the interests you have in all your property\u2014real and movable\u2014become part of your estate. According to American law, title to property\u2014real or movable\u2014transfers to another person at death either by will or by operation of law.<\/p>\n<p>American law includes what is called a \u201cright of survivorship.\u201d For example, you and your spouse may own your home with a right of survivorship. If you die, your interest in the home will automatically transfer to your surviving spouse.<\/p>\n<p>Bank accounts can also have a survivorship right. When you pass away, the bank account balance passes automatically to the joint owner of the bank account. This means that any property owned with a right of survivorship will <em>not<\/em> go to your estate. The property or its benefits will go directly to the selected survivor.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, with retirement accounts or life insurance, the person you selected for the survivor beneficiary for a retirement account or insurance policy will receive those benefits automatically upon your death. These proceeds also do<em> not<\/em> become part of your estate.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, in the United States, an Islamic will, like a secular will, does not cover assets that are transferred to third parties by right of survivorship or because of pre-selected beneficiaries.<br \/>\nIf you want your estate to be divided according to Shar\u012b\u2018a inheritance rules, use our <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/last-will-and-testament\">ISLAMIC WILL<\/a> <\/span>software to prepare your own customized Islamic estate plan that is legally valid for your state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about what assets your Islamic Will covers for Muslim Americans.  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