Section 80. Mother may be appointed an executrix or hadhinah. (ISLAMIC FAMILY ENACTMENT 1979

ENACTMENT No. 1 Of 1984
ISLAMIC FAMILY ENACTMENT 1979

PART VII - HADHANAH

Section 80. Mother may be appointed an executrix or hadhinah.

A mother whether she is a Muslim or a Kitabiyah may be appointed an executrix for the father and in such a case the mother may carry out her functions as a testamentary hadhinah.