Wasiyyat Rules

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WA S IYYAT RULES 9 standing of the prospective M usi from the Local Am i r /President. In case of ladies it shall also be necessary to get verification from the local Lajna Im a' ill a h. Rule 33. (a) Every Wa s iyyat must be attested according to Shari‘ah by two major witnesses who should be preferably from among the heirs of the prospective M usi. (Appendix to Al-Wasiyyat Clause 2, Minutes of 'First Meeting' of Board of Directors of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Qadian held on January 29, 1906, Clause 3(b). ) (b) 'The prospective M usi as well as the witnesses, whether literate or illiterate, shall in addition to affixing their signatures or stamps also affix their thumb impression. Those who are literate shall also sign. Men shall affix left- hand and women shall affix right-hand thumb impression. ’ (Minutes of 'First Meeting' of Board of Directors of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Qadian held on January 29, 1906, Clause 3(c). ) (c) 'The prospective M usi shall, if he can, write his Wa s iyyat in his own hand. ’ (Minutes of 'First Meeting' of Board of Directors of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Qadian held on January 29, 1906, Clause 3(d). ) Rule 34. A prospective M usi shall also make the following declaration in the Wa s iyyat Form:- 'I declare in accordance with law and Shari'ah , that whatever Chanda I may pay under this wilI, I shall do so for the sake of Allah alone and at no time shall I myself or any of my relatives or heirs be entitled to claim refund of my paid Chanda. ' (Resolution No. 6 Extraordinary of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Pakistan, dated 14 February 1996. )