Helping You Fulfill Your Religious Obligations
Islamic Wills and Trusts
"It is not permissible for a Muslim who has any assets to stay for two nights without having his Will written and kept ready with him." -Bukhari
As Muslims, we spend our lives working to provide a halal income for our families. We try to plan for everything, but most of us forget to plan for life’s one certainty: none of us will remain here forever.
Our expert Islamic estate planning attorneys specialize in helping Muslim clients create Sharia-compliant estate plans that are designed to protect your loved ones in the event of incapacity or death, leave a legacy for your community, and ensure that your assets are distributed in accordance with the Islamic law of Inheritance as laid out in the Quran and Sunnah.
We also serve as consultants to other attorneys looking to design Sharia-compliant estate plans for their clients and navigate the complexities and intersection of secular estate planning, Islamic inheritance law, and federal tax law.
Yaser’s expertise in planning for Muslims is based on his deep understanding of Islamic Inheritance law and and its application and integration with conventional estate planning tools in the United States. He co-authored the American Bar Association’s Practice Guide to Estate Planning for Muslim Clients, and has delivered dozens of presentations on this topic at Mosques around the country including the Islamic Center of Irving, the Muslim Community Center of the East Bay, and the South Bay Islamic Association.
Islamic Estate Planning Lecture Series at Zaytuna College
Islamic Estate Planning - Theory and Practice Our Managing Attorney Yaser Ali is teaching a detailed six-part series over the next few months on Islamic Estate Planning with our former law clerk,...
Incorporating Islamic Provisions in Conventional Trusts
This month, Managing Attorney Yaser Ali published his latest article on Islamic estate planning, discussing the creation and design of sharia-compliant estate plans for Muslim clients seeking to...
Intro to Islamic Inheritance for Lawyers
Managing attorney Yaser Ali co-authored a journal article with attorney Martin M. Shenkman about the creation of Sharia-compliant estate plans last year. This article serves as a comprehensive...
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