Islamic will (wasiyya) in Nevada

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 Nevada

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 Nevada'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 Nevada

• Your home: Nevada allows a transfer-on-death deed, so a home can pass to the people you name without probate. Nevada allows deeds upon death for real estate (NRS chapter 111).
• Small estates: With no Nevada real estate, a spouse can collect up to $150,000 (others $25,000) by affidavit 40 days after death (NRS 146.080).
• Cars: Vehicles registered to the decedent are not counted toward the NRS 146.080 limit.

Sources: NRS chapter 146 · NRS chapter 111

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