Islamic will (wasiyya) in Connecticut

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 Connecticut

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 Connecticut'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 Connecticut

• Your home: Connecticut has no transfer-on-death deed law. Connecticut has no transfer-on-death deed law that we could confirm; bills have been proposed, so check with the probate court.
• Small estates: If there is no real estate in the decedent's sole name and assets are $40,000 or less, heirs can use a small estate affidavit with the probate court (form PC-212).

Sources: Connecticut Probate Courts - Form PC-212 · Connecticut 2025 SB 211 - proposed Transfer on Death Act

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