Islamic will (wasiyya) in Georgia

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 Georgia

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 Georgia'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 Georgia

• Your home: Georgia allows a transfer-on-death deed, so a home can pass to the people you name without probate. Since July 1, 2024, Georgia allows transfer-on-death deeds (O.C.G.A. 44-17); the beneficiary must record an affidavit within nine months of death.
• Small estates: Georgia has no small estate affidavit; heirs may petition the probate court for an order that no administration is needed.

Sources: Georgia HB 1247 (2024) - Transfer-on-death deeds · Stewart Title bulletin GA2024004

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