Islamic will (wasiyya) in Michigan

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 Michigan

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 Michigan'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 Michigan

• Your home: Michigan has no transfer-on-death deed law. Michigan has no transfer-on-death deed statute; many owners use an enhanced life estate (Lady Bird) deed instead.
• Small estates: If the estate is about $53,000 or less (2026 figure, indexed yearly), heirs can use a transfer-by-affidavit 28 days after death (MCL 700.3983).
• Cars: A spouse or heir can retitle vehicles through the Secretary of State without probate if their total value is under the yearly limit ($100,000 for 2024-25, indexed after) (MCL 257.236).

Sources: MCL 700.3983 - Transfer by affidavit · MCL 257.236 - Vehicle transfer on owner's death · Michigan Legal Help - Small estate processes

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