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The objective of this paper is to examine the concept and application of wasiyyah wajibah in the Islamic legislature, as well as assessing the effectiveness of its implementation in Malaysia and several other Islamic countries. The study is primarily qualitative whereby the source comes from library research and literature. It provides the focus of the topic. This study found that the law of wasiyyah wajibah was against the original concept of the Islamic inheritance system but was done under the concept of maslahah. Its application is still at an early stage although it was introduced in 1999 and became effective in 2004 in Selangor. Its enforcement is inconsistent among Islamic countries that practiced it. This paper suggests that it is necessary to introduce special provision on wasiyyah wajibah in other states in Malaysia, in the spirit of tackling neglect orphans and expedite distribution of inheritance following death.
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Awlad al-Butun are children of female descendents of the testator (salbiyyah).
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Awlad al-zuhur are children of the male descendents of the testator as long as there is no female in between.
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A court order that grants power to an executor, appointed by the deceased in his will, to distribute his estate/wealth accordingly.
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A court order that grants power to the nominee according to the Islamic law.
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‘Alang’ is a gift given by a person to another.
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Marad-al-mautialah is a form of illness that might bring a person to the end of his life, be it in an instant or a long and aggravating one.
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This study is conducted through a grant by the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) channeled to Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia (RAGS/1/2014/SS07/UNISZA/3).
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Jusoh, M.S., Sulong, Z., Othman, A., Ariffin, M.R. (2019). Wasiyyah Wajibah Law in Malaysia—Concept, Application and Practices. In: Sidek, N., Said, R., Hasan, W. (eds) Islamic Development Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7584-2_21
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