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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 384 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The following shall be taken out of the estate before its division, in the following order: 1 The obligatory preparation of the deceased, comprising shrouding, washing and burial. 2 The debts owed by the deceased. 3 The Sharia obligations incumbent upon the deceased. 4 The bequest, not exceeding one third of the estate. Chapter Three: Grounds and Types of Inheritance
Arabic original
يخرج من التركة قبل تقسيمها، ما يلي حسب الترتيب الآتي: 1 التجهيز الواجب للميت من كفن وغسل ودفن. ٢ الديون التي على الميت. ٣ الحقوق الشرعية الواجبة في ذمة الميت. ٤ الوصية بما لا يزيد عن ثلث التركة.

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