Youtube daily a will Jan 4 2019

Tell us briefly if it is an obligation to write a will.

What factors should be given more stress while writing a will?

What do we learn about it from the Quran and Hadith literature?

Yes, it is very important to write a will.

Particularly in countries where they have specific laws regarding the issue, people must write a will as Muslims.

However, even if you live in Muslim state and community, you still should prefer writing a will.

If you have any property, debts, or anything that may raise questions later on, then you must write a will.

I would share some important points in this regard.

If that does not suffice and you have questions in your mind, you may write to me through proper channel.

You can write a will for anyone you want. You can write a will for a relative, an organization, friend, or a good cause.

There is no restriction of how much you can spare for anyone.

The claim that the will can be written on one third of the total belongings is entirely baseless.

You are not bound to restrict yourself to any particular percentage while writing a will.

Even you can spare a portion of wealth through will for the legal inheritors such as parents, spouse, and children.

I will share some examples for you. All of your children except the youngest have completed their education.

You think you may not be here for long, you can write a will for him.

You have divorced or widowed daughter or a disabled child with special needs.

For all such people you can write a will purely considering their needs and support rather than as relatives.

The example of service is that all of your children come to America.

One of the children decides to sacrifice his career to live with and serve the parents.

This sacrifice deserves to be noticed while writing a will.

So you can write a will for your friends, acquaintance, and charity purposes.

Similarly, you can write a will for the need and service of any legal inheritors.

God says that this will shall be the first to be implemented.

For example, if you leave $1000 dollars, you will separate the amount for the will first.

If anything is left after implementing the will, then it will be distributed among the legal inheritors defined by God.

It means that their right comes after the implementation of the will of the deceased.

For example, if you write a will of $50000 dollars out of $100,000, the $50000 will be paid first according to the will.

However, in that condition, you will not be able to make any decisions about the rest of the amount.

This is because either you could make a choice to distribute everything equally among the relatives.

That would be an unjust decision. You could make a difference on the basis of your personal preferences.

Therefore, God took this matter in His own hand. It is a great favor from Him that He allocated these shares by Himself.

When you take the right of writing a will, only then the shares will be distributed among the legal inheritors.

If there is anything to spare after giving the shares to the legal inheritors,

as you may see in some conditions, you are the first to decide who should be given this portion.

If you do not say anything about that spare amount, only then a principle

has been set to be followed by the family and community to handle it. This is the reality of the issue.

Many misconceptions have been developed in this regard. Even in our fiqh, many opinions have been misinterpreted.

I have highlighted the major points here. For any ambiguity, you can consult again.