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INSTITUTION MANAGING FARAID

Definition of Faraid
Managing
Marriage The determination of the rights and the heirs' portion of
Preparation a deceased's inheritance is based on the provisions of (/portal/
the Sharia Laws.
Handling / mydest
Managing Faraid Management
Marriage
The Faraid Certificate is an official declaration
Managing containing the description regarding the valuation of the
(/portal/
Property/Finance deceased’s inheritance and the entitled heirs who are
Muslim as well as their entitled parts of the inheritance mytawa
Getting
after the faraid calculations are verified and issued by
Consultancy
the Syariah Court by the powers bestowed by the law.
Services / Family
Counseling After the death of the deceased, immediate actions
should be taken to manage the deceased’s inheritance.
Managing Divorce
Procrastination will cause the claims and distribution of
& Ruju'
the estate to be further delayed, thereby impacting the
Getting Legal Aid deceased’s heirs, especially children (if any) who need
Services the inheritance to continue their daily sustenance.

Family Planning The best approach that should be taken before making
an official application via the provisions of the law is to
Handling Children apply for the Faraid Certificate, the deceased’s heirs
must first fulfil certain obligations according to the
Getting Abuse Islamic law and execute them in sequence. These
Protection obligations include the burial management cost,
settlement of debt, division of Husband-Wife Common
Distribution of Property, completion of will, and finally the distribution
Estate of estate to the entitled heirs. Matters such as pawning,

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Properties & others must be solved before the distribution of estate
Jurisdiction is initiated.

Estate The Faraid Certificate can minimize the negative

Distribution complications surrounding the distribution of estate
Management from fraud or hiding from the entitled heirs,
Managing manipulation between heirs and their relatives as the
Islamic Certificate contains details of the heirs and the parts to
Heritage be received which are valid by law.
Property Valuation of Faraid Cases for the Faraid Certificate
Questions & Application Classification
Answers for Family The valuation of the inheritance/estate for the Faraid
related matters Certificate application is important to determine which
Court will oversee the order, whether it is the Syariah
Lower Court or the Syariah High Court. It can be
classified into two parts, which are:

a) Syariah Lower Court

For the application of Faraid Certificate registered at

the Syariah Lower Court, the total estate value must (/portal/
not exceed one hundred thousand ringgit mydest
(RM100,000.00)..

b) Syariah High Court

For the application of Faraid Certificate registered at

(/portal/
the Syariah High Court, the total estate value must mytawa
exceed one hundred thousand ringgit (RM100,00.00).
Apart from this, faraid cases involving layered deaths of
heirs (munasakhat) are also solved in the Syariah High
Court.

Where can one submit an Application for a Faraid

Certificate?

All heirs have the right to submit an Application for a

Faraid Certificate.

The Application for a Faraid Certificate is subject to the

provisions of the respective State. Please refer to the
respective State Religious Council for more
information.

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