Estate Planning for the Muslim Faithful: A Simple Guide to Fara’id Rules

Two childhood friends, Yahaya and Musa, were once walking down a road after visiting Yahaya’s wealthy uncle. Yahaya, asking suddenly: Ah Musa, what would you do if my uncle willed N100 Million from his Estate to you? Musa, rubbing his hands excitedly: Well, I would give you N1Million and then I would use the remaining […]

What Every Nigerian Muslim Should Know about Writing a Will (Wasiyyah)

As with devotees all over the world, Muslims in Nigeria hold the words of the Qur’an in the very highest esteem by making efforts to understand how laws of the land may complement Shari’a. One of the ways in which the Nigerian Muslim must be conscious of the law is as regards making Wassiyah (a […]