Section 139. Bait-ul-Mal. (ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986

ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 1986
ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986

PART IV - FINANCIAL MATTERS
The Fund of the Majlis

Section 139. Bait-ul-Mal.

(1) Where a Muslim dies in such circumstances that, under the provisions of Hukum Syara', any share of his estate is due to the Bait-ul-Mal, that share shall vest in and form part of the Fund.

(2) Every executor of the will of a deceased Muslim and every administrat or of the estate of a deceased Muslim shall, if there is any share of the deceased's estate due to the Bait-ul-Mal in the State, report the fact to the President and furnish him with a true and full account of the value and nature of the estate within one month of obtaining probate or letters of administration, as the case may be, or within such further time as the president may in writing allow on such terms as he may think it.

(3) Every executor or aministrator as aforesaid shall pay to the Majlis the equivalent cash value of the share of the estate due to the Bait-ul-Mal within one month of service on him of a notice from the Majlis demanding payment or with in such further time as the' President may in writing allow on such terms as he may think fit.

(4) No executor or a administrator as aforesaid shall apply to any Court for his discharge until he has produced a certificate from he President that no share of the estate is due to the Bait-ul-Mal or that the share so due has been paid.

(5) Moneys due to the Bait-ul-Mal may be sued for as a debt due to the State from-

(a)

any executor or administrator of the estate in respect of which those moneys are due, or any of their ureties;

(b)

any person who has taken possession of (other than as

bona fide

purchaser for value), or adm

inistered,

any part of such estate, but only the extent of that part;

(c)

any person who has obtained possession of any part of the estate as beneficiary even though the distribution was made by order of Court; and

(d)

any person indebted to the deceased, to the extent of the debt.

(6) A judgment obtained against one or more of the persons mentioned in subsection (5) shall be not bar to a suit against any other person.