Mirath - The Laws of Islamic Inheritance

1. I am: (e.g.)
KHALID ABDULLAH of 4 Anon Street, Anonyville, AA2 2ZZ
2. I appoint the following as my Executors to carry out the wishes of
Will:
My wife RABIAH and my father ZAYD
3. When my debts, funeral expenses, inheritance tax, and
testamentary expenses have all been settled, I make the following
Specific Gift (Keep this as the Wa]iyyah/bequest e.g.):
My sister KHAWLAH, my brother DHIRAR, and my aunt FATIMA,
will share equally one third of full estate as compliant to the
Wasiyyah (bequest) of Islamic law
4. After these legacies, my RESIDUARY ESTATE will be distributed in
the following shares :-
12.5% to my wife RABIAH
16.65% to my father ZAYD
16.65% to my mother MARYAM
54.2% to my son MUHAMMAD
Note: We are unable to draft a full will here for the reason that copying
it and applying one’s own details will generally not suffice to make it a
valid will. However, one should keep the above points in mind when
getting a legal representative to draft a will. This should make drafting
an Islamic will relatively simple.
Note: If at any time there is a death in the family or a birth of an
inheriting heir the Will must be redrafted.
Note: Inheritance tax is charged in the UK at +/- 40% of the estate,
provided that it is worth more than £325,000. Below that one is
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