Is it permissible to appoint a female as an executor in your will?
Question
Is it permissible to appoint a female as an executor in your will?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible for one to appoint a female as the executor in your will.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
و اذا أوصي الرجل الي المرأة او الي الأعمي فهو جائز (الفتاوي الهندية، ج 6، ص 138، رشيدية)[1]
- Answered by
- Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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