Sharia Law

Is Sharia Law Automatically Applied in the UAE

Is Sharia Law Automatically Applied in the UAE?

If you own property, hold a bank account, or run a business in the UAE, your answer to the “Is Sharia Law automatically applied in the UAE?” question determines what your family inherits when you die. Sharia law does not automatically or equally apply to all UAE residents or property owners. For decades, Sharia inheritance law applied to everyone in the UAE by default, including non-Muslim...