Islamic will (wasiyya) in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island

• Your home: Rhode Island has no transfer-on-death deed law. Rhode Island has no transfer-on-death deed law that we could confirm; bills have been introduced, so check with the probate court.
• Small estates: Estates up to $15,000, not counting tangible personal property, can use a small estate statement filed with the probate court after 30 days (R.I. Gen. Laws 33-24-1).

Sources: R.I. Gen. Laws 33-24-1 · RI 2026 H 7284 - 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.