GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -A Muslim does not possess an unlimited power of making disposition by Will. There are two-fold restrictions on the power of a Muslim to dispose of his property by Will, which are in respect of the person in whose favour the bequest is made, and as to the extent to which he can dispose of his property.

Detailed explanation-2: -Muslim law refers to the testamentary document called the will as Wasiyat. The will or wasiyat is a document made by the legator in favour of the legatee that takes effect after the legator’s death. According to Muslim law, no one is entitled to make a will covering the entirety of their property.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inheritance of property in Muslim law comes only after the death of a person, any child born into a Muslim family does not get his right to property on his birth. If an heir lives even after the death of the ancestor, he becomes a legal heir and is therefore entitled to a share in the property.

Detailed explanation-4: -While the rule is that a Muslim can bequeath only one-third of his assets, a bequest in excess of one-third is rendered valid by consent of the heirs whose rights are infringed thereby or where there are no heirs at all.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rules of inclusion and exclusion In Islamic law, only relatives with a legitimate blood relationship to the deceased are entitled to inherit. Thus, illegitimate children and adopted children have no shares in inheritance.