Is a pension or insurance payout part of the estate?

“In terms of Shariah, accepting the nomination and appointment of executorship is subject to the approval of a person being nominated as an executor of an estate.”

“Life insurance is totally prohibited under Islamic Law as it entails aspects that are regarded to be gambling and interest in Islam and both these have been prohibited in Quraan with severe warnings.”

“If Dunlop charges you a fixed price inclusive of the R10 which they regard to be for their insurance, it will be permissible for you to buy the tyre since you are paying for the tyre, and not for the insurance. Hence, it is permissible for you to add your markup and sell it to the customer.”

“There can be two scenarios applicable to your query: 1) Your husband voluntarily subscribed to the pension fund and your husband paid premiums from his own account.”