Plan for your family and faith with an Islamic will designed around your circumstances and the legal requirements in England and Wales.
MWG Solicitors helps clients consider Islamic inheritance wishes, executors, children, charitable gifts and the assets their will can cover.
You can instruct our Manchester-based team remotely by telephone or video. We will explain the documents needed, the agreed fees and how the final will must be signed.
A religiously appropriate plan also needs sound legal drafting. Tell us about your family, dependants, property and any overseas connections so the relevant issues can be addressed.
If there is no valid will, intestacy rules may apply to the estate. Those rules do not automatically implement your Islamic inheritance wishes.
We explain the practical effect of your instructions, identify questions needing further religious or specialist advice, and help you plan the next steps clearly.
Remote Islamic will appointments are available for clients across England and Wales, including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Leicester. Advice can begin without a visit to Manchester; the legal signing and witnessing requirements still apply.
An Islamic will, often called a wasiyyah, records wishes intended to reflect Islamic inheritance principles within a legally valid document. The religious and civil-law questions need to be considered together: describing a document as Sharia-compliant does not replace the legal formalities in England and Wales.
MWG discusses the family members, assets, debts and wishes relevant to your instructions. Tell us which religious guidance or school of thought you wish to follow. Where interpretation needs clarification, advice from a qualified scholar may be appropriate alongside legal drafting. We do not assume that one set of percentages or a downloaded template fits every family.
Islamic inheritance arrangements can depend on the relatives alive at death and the religious rules being applied. Changes in family circumstances can therefore affect the intended distribution. A short example showing only a husband, wife or child can be misleading when other relatives, debts or obligations are relevant.
The often-mentioned one-third bequest is generally discussed as a limited discretionary provision, commonly for recipients outside the fixed heirs. It should not be treated as permission to leave a third to anyone without qualification. Explain any charitable gift or proposed benefit to a relative so the religious and legal position can be considered before signing.
Rather than publish a universal inheritance calculator, we take instructions about your circumstances and the intended approach. The aim is clear drafting that your executors can administer, with questions identified before they become disputes.
Prepare an asset list covering your home, other property, savings, investments, jewellery, business interests and relevant debts. Identify who owns each item and whether any agreement affects it. A will cannot automatically redirect every asset associated with your name.
For example, the form of joint property ownership can affect whether an interest passes under a will or to a surviving owner. Pensions, insurance and trust arrangements also need separate consideration under their own terms. Do not change ownership or nominations without understanding the consequences.
If you own assets overseas or already have another will, tell us at the beginning. Foreign succession rules, tax and document requirements may call for advice in that jurisdiction. New and existing wills must be coordinated to avoid unintended revocation or conflicting instructions.
Choose executors who are willing and able to deal with administration and seek help when necessary. Consider substitutes, potential conflicts, property and business responsibilities. Explain any religious preferences about who should act. An executor must still deal with the estate lawfully before distributing it.
If children or vulnerable beneficiaries are involved, discuss guardians, trustees and practical support. A guardianship appointment has legal limits and does not automatically override a surviving parent’s rights. The right structure depends on parental responsibility, the family and the beneficiary’s needs.
Funeral and burial wishes should also be discussed and shared appropriately with those likely to make arrangements. They are not a substitute for the will’s financial provisions, and the will may not be read before funeral decisions are made.
A will intended to reflect religious wishes is still subject to the applicable civil law. Eligible relatives or dependants may be able to seek reasonable financial provision from an estate. No drafting service can promise that a will will never be challenged. Tell us about financial dependence, previous relationships and people whose needs require particular attention.
We consider inheritance tax issues within the agreed scope and explain when specialist tax advice is needed. Making an Islamic will does not itself create a tax exemption or guarantee a reduction in tax. The estate, gifts, ownership and applicable rules must be assessed together.
You can instruct MWG from home without travelling to Manchester for the initial discussion. Telephone and video appointments allow us to discuss your wishes and explain the process. Remote service remains subject to identity checks, capacity and suitability, and the scope agreed with you.
1. Initial enquiry: tell us where you live, whether there is an existing will and any urgency. 2. Instructions: discuss family, assets, religious wishes and relevant documents. 3. Draft review: check the names, provisions and questions with us before approval. 4. Execution: follow the signing and witnessing instructions supplied for the final document.
Remote advice does not mean you can simply e-sign a will or have witnesses watch through a video call. We will explain the formalities and appropriate arrangements for your circumstances. Ask before signing if you cannot follow the instructions or have a health, mobility or communication difficulty.
Have your existing will, family details, property ownership information, approximate assets and liabilities, proposed executors and questions ready. Identify any overseas connection, business interest, dependent relative or intended charity gift. Only provide sensitive documents through the channel agreed with the team.
We will explain the scope and quote for the work after understanding your requirements. Ask whether the quote includes VAT, revisions, storage, trusts or additional advice. Complex estates and foreign-law questions may require further work; no universal fixed fee or completion date is assumed here.
Review your will after significant changes to family, relationships, assets or the people appointed to act. Do not handwrite changes onto the signed original. A new will or properly executed codicil may be needed, with care taken around any overseas documents.
Keep the signed original safe and tell the executors where it is. Ask about storage and how future changes will be handled. Our will writing service and probate solicitors provide related support.
Our service is based in Manchester, with remote instruction available to clients elsewhere in England and Wales. The following pages explain practical planning questions and how clients in each city can work with MWG. They describe service coverage, not additional office addresses.
Read our practical guide to Islamic wills for a checklist of issues to consider, or explore the benefits and limits of making a will.
Arrange a telephone or video appointment and tell us about your family, assets and wishes.
This service concerns wills governed by the law of England and Wales. Scotland, Northern Ireland and overseas estates have different requirements. General information does not replace advice on your circumstances.
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It can be, provided it meets the applicable legal requirements. Religious intentions alone do not establish validity. The drafting, your capacity and voluntary instructions, and proper signing and witnessing all matter.
Yes. You can begin by telephone or video appointment, subject to normal client checks and suitability. Remote advice does not replace the separate legal requirements for executing your will.
We explain the scope and quote after understanding your family, assets and wishes. Ask what is included, whether VAT applies and whether trusts, tax or overseas issues require additional work.
Not always. The countries involved and existing documents must be reviewed. Foreign legal advice and coordinated wills may be needed; a new English will should not unintentionally revoke an overseas will.
