Islamic will (wasiyya) in Utah

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 Utah

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 Utah'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 Utah

• Your home: Utah allows a transfer-on-death deed, so a home can pass to the people you name without probate. Utah allows transfer-on-death deeds under its Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (Utah Code 75-6-401 and following).
• Small estates: Estates under $100,000 with no real estate can use a small estate affidavit 30 days after death.
• Cars: A separate DMV survivorship affidavit (form TC-569C) can transfer up to four vehicles, boats or trailers.

Sources: Utah Courts - Small estates · Utah HB 24 (2024) - Transfer on Death Act amendments

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