Question Summary:
Is it permissible to appoint a female as an executor in your will?

Question Detail:

Is it permissible to appoint a female as an executor in your will?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible for one to appoint a female as the executor in your will.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best                                       
Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.