Section 244. Request for Inheritances Certificate by the Civil Court, an authority or a person interested
(1) If in the course of any proceeding of a Civil Court or an Authority of a person interested in the administration or ditribution of an estate which ought to be ditributed according to the Hukum Syarak, such Civil Court or authority or person interested may request the Court of Syariah to issue a certificate to be called the “Inheritance Certificate” regarding the distribution of the estate and the persons entitled thereto.
(2) The certificate as stated in subsection (1) shall be issued by the Court of the Kadi based on the facts submitted by the Civil Court, Authority of person interested and any facts obtained from its own investigation;
Provided that if the Court of Syariah feels it appropriate, it can before issuing the certificate, hear any party, regarding any relevant matter, either on oath or affirmation.