Islamic estate planning : a study on individual's intention towards Wasiyyah (Will) among Malaysian Muslims

Wasiyyah is one of the most important thing should be aware before death. It is a vital due to ensure the beneficiaries can get their right after the deceased dies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the individual's intention towards wasiyyah among Malaysian Muslims. There are two main objectives be focused in this study, (1) to examine whether attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control are well predicted of individual's intention towards wasiyyah in Malaysia and (2) to indicate the best predictor of individual's intention towards wasiyyah among Malaysian Muslims. This study adopt quantitative research by using Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The factors that are taken into consideration for TPB are; attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control. The sample of this study consists of 200 respondents and the questionnaires were randomly distributed to Malaysian Muslims whose age 25 and above. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the relationships between the variables. The result indicates that attitude, subjective norm and preceived behavioral control were significantly related to the individual's intention towards wasiyyah among Malaysian Muslim. However, the study found that the subjective norm is the strongest factor in predicting the dependent variable and this result is not supported for the second hypothesis. The study contributed to the existing framework wasiyyah practices and also provides new knowledge and information about wasiyyah and adds value to the policy maker that manage the wasiyyah writing practices.