Wasiyyah for non-Muslims

Wasiyyah for non-Muslims

Waṣiyyah for non-Muslims

This Arabic treatise (النور السافر في إيصاء الكافر) is a collection of the views of the four schools of thought regarding bequests for non-Muslims and the appointment of non-Muslims as executors. The treatise includes the following:

  • Position of the four schools of thought on the validity of bequests for non-Muslims including for relatives.
  • What can you bequeath for a non-Muslim and what you cannot?
  • The interpretation and status of the Qurʾānic verse regarding bequests for parents and relatives.
  • Position of the four schools of thought on appointing non-Muslims as executors and various rules pertaining to this.

Click on the following link to read or download: Clear light on bequests to non-Muslims (Arabic)