Sakina Steps
The loss of a loved one can bring immense heart ache.
We are here to help during your time of grief.
Sakina Steps is a tool designed to navigate this complex process during this time of heavy loss.
Create a Support Network
It is difficult to be of sound mind during the death of a loved one. Getting help from a close friend with sound emotional intelligence to provide comfort and naturally pays attention to details to manage the logistics of the process is of great value. Choose someone who is dependable during this time of need.
Build Your Team
Responsibilities of the leader to manage:
Pre-Death
If you are fortunate to have time before your loved one passes to communicate, be sure to identify key individuals and information prior to death. This will help avoid the significant challenges when settling the estate. This is especially important due to 2-Factor Authentication-Access and Paperless Documents that limit information access.
Settle Personal Matters
Estate Plan & Will
JD, CPA, CFP
Account Logins and Passwords
Phone & Computer Accounts
Pace Yourself
Day of Death
Communications
Death Announcement
Contact Mosque
Contact Employer
“WhatsApp” Group
Body Transportation
Itemize Custom Needs
Child Care & Meal Prep
Health Needs
Social Support
Legal & Documents
Post Funeral:
Memorial/Ta’zieh
Who, when disaster strikes them, say, “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” Quran 2:156
Probate & Courts
Will & Estate Plan
Home Declutter
Settle Debts
Self & Family Care
Tax & Legal
Counselor
& Grieving
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Competition for more gains diverts you from God,
Until you end up in your graves.
Quran: 102: 1-2
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