Comparison of waṣiyyah wājibah practices in State Enactments and MKI
| Themes | EWOINS2016 | EWOINS2004 | EWOINM2005 | EWOINK2009 | EWOINP2017 | EWAOINS2018 | MKI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section name and section number | Part VIII Wasiat Wājibah Wasiat kepada cucu (Bequest to grandchildren) (27) | Part VIII Wasiat Wājibah Bekues kepada cucu (Bequest to grandchildren) (27) | Part VIII Wasiat Wājibah Bekues kepada cucu (Bequest to grandchildren) (27) | Part VIII Wasiat Wājibah Wasiat kepada cucu (Bequest to grandchildren) (27) | Part VIII Wasiat Wājibah (30) | Part VIII Wasiat Wājibah Wasiat kepada cucu (Bequest to grandchildren) (27) | Not related for both sections | |
| Waṣiyyah wājibah beneficiaries | Grandchildren from son's or daughter's side | Grandchildren from son's side | Grandchildren from son's side | Grandsons and granddaughters from son's and daughter's sides | Grandchildren from son's or daughter's side | Grandchildren from son's side | Grandsons and granddaughters from son's and daughter's sides and downwards | |
| Conditions for enforcing waṣiyyah wājibah | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | |
| Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother in similar or dissimilar circumstances | Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | ||
| Requirements for waṣiyyah wājibah | (a) Not estate beneficiaries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| (b) Religion | Beneficiaries' father or mother is Muslim | Not specified | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not religiously different from their father or mother | Beneficiaries are not religiously different from their father or mother | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not religiously different from their father or mother | |
| (c) Receiving bequest or inter vivos | Beneficiaries do not receive inheritance by bequest or inter vivos from grandfather or grandmother If the beneficiaries have succeeded to the estate by bequest or inter vivos, they still can receive the waṣiyyah wājibah subject to not being beneficiaries by farāʾiḍ, beneficiaries' father or mother is Muslim and not involved in the murder | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or inter vivos from grandfather or grandmother | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or inter vivos from grandfather or grandmother | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or inter vivos from grandfather or grandmother | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or inter vivos from grandfather or grandmother | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or inter vivos from grandfather or grandmother | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest, endowment (waqf), or inter vivos from grandfather or grandmother | |
| (d) Not involved in the murder | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of grandfather or grandmother | Not specified | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of father or mother | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of father or mother Beneficiaries are not suspiciously involved in the murder of father or mother Beneficiaries are not false witnesses who cause the father or mother to be executed | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of father or mother | |
| Proportion | Father's or mother's farāʾiḍ proportion and less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | Father's farāʾiḍ proportion and less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | Father's farāʾiḍ proportion and less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | Father's farāʾiḍ proportion and less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | Father's farāʾiḍ proportion and less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | Less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | Father's or mother's farāʾiḍ proportion and less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | |
| Methods of waṣiyyah wājibah distribution among beneficiaries | Single beneficiaries –Succeed to whole waṣiyyah wājibah proportion Two or more grandsons or granddaughters – Succeed equally Grandson (single or more) and granddaughter (single or more) – Two parts for grandson and one part for granddaughter | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Farāʾiḍ – Two parts for grandson and one part for granddaughter | Not specified | Farāʾiḍ – Two parts for grandson and one part for granddaughter | |
| Waṣiyyah wājibah arrangement |
| Not specified | Not specified |
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| Not specified |
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| Themes | EWOINS2016 | EWOINS2004 | EWOINM2005 | EWOINK2009 | EWOINP2017 | EWAOINS2018 | MKI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section name and section number | Part VIII | Part VIII | Part VIII | Part VIII | Part VIII | Part VIII | Not related for both sections | |
| Grandchildren from son's or daughter's side | Grandchildren from son's side | Grandchildren from son's side | Grandsons and granddaughters from son's and daughter's sides | Grandchildren from son's or daughter's side | Grandchildren from son's side | Grandsons and granddaughters from son's and daughter's sides and downwards | ||
| Conditions for enforcing | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father died prior to grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother died prior to grandfather or grandmother | |
| Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother in similar or dissimilar circumstances | Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | Father or mother dies simultaneously with grandfather or grandmother | ||
| Requirements for | (a) Not estate beneficiaries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| (b) Religion | Beneficiaries' father or mother is Muslim | Not specified | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not religiously different from their father or mother | Beneficiaries are not religiously different from their father or mother | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not religiously different from their father or mother | |
| (c) Receiving bequest or | Beneficiaries do not receive inheritance by bequest or | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest or | Beneficiaries do not succeed to the estate by bequest, endowment (waqf), or | |
| (d) Not involved in the murder | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of grandfather or grandmother | Not specified | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of father or mother | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of father or mother | Not specified | Beneficiaries are not involved in the murder of father or mother | |
| Proportion | Father's or mother's | Father's | Father's | Father's | Father's | Less than one-third from total grandfather's or grandmother's estate | Father's or mother's | |
| Methods of | Single beneficiaries –Succeed to whole | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | |||
Funeral Ordinary bequest Debt | Not specified | Not specified | Funeral Ordinary bequest Debt | Funeral Ordinary bequest Debt Incomplete worship services (Zakat and pilgrimage representative's payment) | Not specified | Funeral Ordinary bequest Debt | ||
Source(s): Authors' own
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