Last Will (Wasiyyah)
A printable «Last Will (Wasiyyah)» form to fill in by hand: 18 fields, with fiqh notes and sources. Free download, no registration, in Russian, English and Arabic.
This form has not yet been checked by a scholar. It is a draft drawn from the sources, not an approved specimen: show it to someone knowledgeable before signing.
What the form contains
Sheet 1 · Last Will (Wasiyyah)
1. Date and testator
- Date drawn up
- Testator: full name
- Year of birth and identity document
- Place of residence
2. Revocation of earlier wills
- Revocation of earlier wills
3. Testimony of faith (shahadah)
- Testimony of faith (shahadah)
4. Counsel to the family
- Counsel to the family
5. Washing, shrouding and burial
- Directions on washing, shrouding and burial
- Preferred place of burial
A will neither cancels nor alters the shares of the heirs: those are fixed in the Qur'an and divided under the rules of fara'id.
The testator may change or revoke the will at any time during his life.
Sheet 2 · Last Will (Wasiyyah). Sheet 2: obligations and dispositions
1. Debts I owe
- Debts I owe: to whom, how much, and on what evidence
2. Debts owed to me, and trusts held by me
- Debts owed to me: by whom, how much, and on what evidence
- Property of others held by me in trust (amanah): the item and its owner
3. Rights of Allah: zakat, vows, expiations, hajj
- Debts owed to Allah: zakat, expiations, vows, hajj, missed fasts
4. Statement of the estate
- Statement of the estate: real property, accounts, business shares, goods
5. Bequest within one third
- Bequest (within one third)
6. Heirs
- Heirs as at the date of the will: who they are and how many
7. Executor
- Executor (wasiyy): name and relationship
- Alternate executor
Order in which the estate is applied: funeral expenses -> debts owed to people -> debts owed to Allah -> the bequest within one third -> division of the remainder among the heirs under fara'id.
'One third, and one third is much' - so the Prophet (peace be upon him) answered Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, who wished to bequeath more (al-Bukhari, Muslim).
'There is no bequest to an heir': one who already inherits may not be given a bequest, or his share would grow at the expense of the others. The remaining heirs may consent to it after the testator's death.
Mizan does not issue fatwas and does not replace a scholar. It is not legal advice and gives no contract force under the law of any country. Where the matter is serious, have the contract read by a specialist in Sharia and by a lawyer.