Islamic will (wasiyya) in Alaska

What your wasiyya (will) covers

• What you owe to Allah — zakat, Hajj, missed prayers and fasts, kaffara, and khums for Shia members.
• What you owe to people — debts and trusts (amanat).
• Your heirs' shares under the Qur'an, by the Sunni schools or the Jaʿfari school, as a guide for your executor.
• Up to one-third for the causes and people you choose, your executor, and guardians for young children.

Signing it so it holds up in Alaska

Each US state sets its own rules for signing a will. Most ask for your signature in front of two adult witnesses — safest if they inherit nothing under it — and some let you add a notarized "self-proving" statement so the witnesses needn't be found later. Read Alaska's will rules (FindLaw).

Your wasiyya (will) on Islamic Souls comes out as a PDF to print and sign, and you keep the signed copy on your private page so it's never lost.

Passing things on without probate in Alaska

• Your home: Alaska allows a transfer-on-death deed, so a home can pass to the people you name without probate. Alaska allows transfer-on-death deeds for real estate; the Alaska Court System recognizes them as passing outside probate.
• Small estates: With no real estate, heirs can collect up to $50,000 of personal property by affidavit 30 days after death, without going to court.
• Cars: The same affidavit covers Alaska-registered vehicles worth up to $100,000 total, after debts and liens.

Sources: Alaska Court System - Affidavit for small estates · Alaska Court System - Small estates

Members can ask a licensed estate attorney to prepare a trust or deed and write the Islamic shares into it. More about avoiding probate.