NigeriaIslamic Will (Wasiyyah) Nigeria
A formal Islamic Will (Wasiyyah) for Nigeria enabling a Muslim testator to make testamentary bequests of up to one-third of the net estate to non-heirs, appoint a wasi (executor), and provide guidance on Faraid inheritance distribution in accordance with Maliki Islamic jurisprudence as recognised by Sharia courts in northern Nigeria's twelve Sharia states, including Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kaduna.
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