Imam Khamenei - Leaving a Will - Index

This is the index for Leaving a Will Rules section of Practical Laws of Islam according to the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Leaving a Will

1. Leaving a Will: Fulfilling a Martyr’s Bequest When Its Original Purpose No Longer Exists

2. Leaving a Will: Redirecting a Bequest When Its Intended Beneficiaries No Longer Exist

3. Leaving a Will: Limits on Allocating Large Portions of an Estate for Memorial Services

4. Leaving a Will: Is Making a Will Obligatory in Islam?

5. Leaving a Will: Executing a Will When Other Heirs Object to the Bequest

6. Leaving a Will: Ruling When Heirs Deny the Existence of a Will

7. Leaving a Will: Honouring a Will That Allocates Part of the Estate for Religious Duties Despite Heirs’ Objection

8. Leaving a Will: Validity of a Bequest When Heirs Sell the Property Against the Will

9. Leaving a Will: Treating a Bequeathed Plot as Endowment or Saleable Property

10. Leaving a Will: Setting Aside One-Third of an Estate for Post-Death Expenses and Causes

11. Leaving a Will: Obligation to Fulfill a Bequest When the Testator Disappears

12. Leaving a Will: Changing a Bequest for Building a Masjid to a School Instead

13. Leaving a Will: Donating One’s Body for Medical Dissection in a Will

14. Leaving a Will: Validity of Will Instructions for Donating Body Parts

15. Leaving a Will: Heirs’ Permission to Exceed One-Third in a Will and Their Right to Revoke It**

16. Leaving a Will: Fulfilling a Martyr’s Bequest for Missed Worship Without Burdening His Heirs

17. Leaving a Will: Must a Will’s Beneficiary Exist at the Time It Is Written?

18. Leaving a Will: Scope of Authority for an Overseer Appointed in a Will

19. Leaving a Will: Delegating Will Administration and Redirecting Charity Allocations

20. Leaving a Will: Fulfilling a Bequest for Qur’an Recitation When Execution Becomes Impossible

21. Leaving a Will: Fulfilling a Bequest for Weekly Charity When Traveling Abroad

22. Leaving a Will: Heirs Purchasing Bequeathed Land to Fulfill Charitable Instructions in Installments

23. Leaving a Will: Validity of a Second Will and Actions Taken Under a Revoked Will

24. Leaving a Will: Changing a Bequest in a Will and Responsibility for a Sick Parent’s Care

25. Leaving a Will: Selling the One-Third Set Aside in a Will for Designated Causes

26. Leaving a Will: Executor’s Duty When a Will’s Instructions Are Unspecified

27. Leaving a Will: Interpreting the Term “Others” in a Will Bequeathing Fabrics to the Wife

28. Leaving a Will: Executor’s Responsibility When Will Instructions Are Based on Incorrect Assumptions

29. Leaving a Will: Validity of a Delayed Will and Executors’ Authority After Long Inaction

30. Leaving a Will: Claiming a Verbal Bequest After Inheritance Is Settled

31. Leaving a Will: Handling a Bequest for Ḥajj When Someone Claims to Have Performed It Already

32. Leaving a Will: Executor’s Duty to Arrange Compensation for Missed Worship on Behalf of the Deceased

33. Leaving a Will: Acting Upon a Lost or Unknown Will When Executor Is Uncertain

34. Leaving a Will: Appointing a Non-Heir as Executor and Others’ Right to Object

35. Leaving a Will: Using Estate Funds for Hospitality Without Heirs’ or Executor’s Consent

36. Leaving a Will: Determining Executor Priority When Multiple Executors Are Named in Order

37. Leaving a Will: Resolving Disputes Among Joint Executors of a Will

38. Leaving a Will: Reconciling Executor Duty and Eldest Son’s Obligation for Missed Worship

39. Leaving a Will: Funding Obligations for Performing Ḥajj on Behalf of the Deceased

40. Leaving a Will: Liability for Religious Dues When Proof of Prior Payment Exists

41. Leaving a Will: Calculating One-Third of an Estate When Delayed Sale Is Specified

42. Leaving a Will: Challenging Inheritance After Many Years and Validity of Subsequent Property Sales

43. Leaving a Will: Managing a Martyr’s Estate, Orphan’s Property, and Rights of the Guardian

44. Leaving a Will: Executing a Will When Actual Property Size Differs from What Was Stated

45. Leaving a Will: Paying Inheritance Compensation After Currency Depreciation

46. Leaving a Will: Reimbursing Funeral and Worship Expenses from the One-Third Bequest

47. Leaving a Will: Granting One-Third of Property to a Widow Conditional on Remaining Unmarried

48. Leaving a Will: Taking Extra Beyond a Will’s Original Amount Due to Inflation

49. Leaving a Will: Temporary Placement of a Bequeathed Carpet in a Masjid to Prevent Damage Before Delivery to Karbalā

50. Leaving a Will: Using Estate Funds to Recover Usurped Property for Will Execution

51. Leaving a Will: Denying Daughters Their Inheritance Through a Will