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What happens if I do not have an Islamic will?
If you do not have an Islamic will, then Islamic law will not be applied when your estate is administered, and your Islamic heirs will potentially be at a disadvantage in terms of the inheritance they ought to have received. South Africans laws governing the distribution process are not in line with Islamic law. The Shari'ah laws of inheritance differ from South African laws of inheritance.