When The Legal Costs In An Estate Must Be Settled
Question
My Dad passed away and left behind an Islamic Will in which he made a Wassiyat that we should discharge 1/3 of the inheritance towards settling his religious liabilities. (For information his religious liabilities exceed the 1/3 amount).
Must the legal costs associated with winding up of the estate be deducted (first) as an expense and we then calculate the 1/3 or not?
Answer
Yes, the legal cost incurred in dissolving the estate should be settled prior to fulfilling the Wasiyyat.
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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