🌍 Children, inheritance & global · #182

How do we handle social media accounts, email and digital assets after someone dies?

Digital assets with monetary value are part of the estate, while personal accounts are handled as a trust, protecting the deceased's dignity. Money in e-wallets, online investment accounts or a digital business is gathered and divided like other property. Social media accounts can be memorialised or closed, depending on the platform's options and the heirs' agreement. Avoid reading the deceased's private messages beyond what is needed; his private faults must be kept covered. For those still living, write a list of important accounts and how to access them. Keep that list in a safe place, and tell one trusted person where it is kept. See families and the digital world.

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This answer is general reference, not a fatwa. For your situation, consult the religious affairs office, a Syarie lawyer or your state Syariah Court.

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