i. Helps to avoid conflicts and disputes among members of the family regarding inheritance.
ii. It safeguards the integrity of the family by protecting it from outside interference regarding division of property e.g. friends and secular courts.
iii. Wasiyya may be made in favor of charitable purposes like constructing a mosque or a road thus enabling the one making it to get continuous rewards from Allah (s.w).
iv. Thus law offers the deceased a means of enabling his poor relatives who are excluded from the inheritance to obtain a share of his property.
v. Muslims fulfils a commandment of Allah (s.w) through the writing of a will hence are rewarded.
vi. In a situation where the law of mirath is not enforced by the Government a Muslim can write a Wasiyya stating how he would like his property to be inherited according to Sharia.
vii. Declaration of Wasiyya prevents injustice in ensuring that no undeserving people inherit from the deceased because the will clearly stipulates on whom and how the inheritance is to be done.
viii. Muslims are able to improve the social amenities within the community can be of benefit to less fortunate member of the community for instance a Muslim can will out his property for the construction of hospitals, schools, boreholes e.t.c
ix. It can be used to clarify the nature of joint accounts, appointment of guardian for one’s children and so on; this helps in avoiding misunderstandings and disputes.
x. It gives a person peace of mind to know that their wishes will be carried out after their death.
xi. A will also makes financial sense, if a person dies without a will it is called having died intestate and this means the wealth will be distributed according to the laws of the country in which the person lived.
xii. One is rewarded by Allah (s.w) the Prophet (s.a.w) said:”when a man dies his actions come to an end except for three: an ongoing charity, knowledge that benefits others or pious offspring who pray for him.”
Kavungya answered the question on June 21, 2019 at 08:59
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