Holograph wills are valid in Alberta.
The Canadian position
Alberta operates under the Wills and Succession Act. Formal requirements — writing, signature, witnesses — determine validity.
A beneficiary or their spouse should never witness a will; the gift to them can be void even though the will stands.
The Islamic position
Islamic law prescribes no particular form for a wasiyyah; the classical concern is evidentiary, which matches the Canadian one.
Handwritten wills are disproportionately the ones that end up lost or ambiguous.
The four Sunni schools are not recorded as differing materially on this point in the sources reviewed. Where your own case turns on it, put it to a scholar of your school.
General information, not legal or religious advice. Inheritance depends entirely on the exact family circumstances. Confirm the Canadian position with a lawyer in your province and any religious ruling with a qualified scholar.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaya) — Sunnah.com
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Wills — Sunnah.com
- Research Papers — Cambridge Muslim College
- Research — Cambridge Muslim College
- Academics — Islamic law and theology curriculum — Zaytuna College
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Wills and Succession Act, SA 2010, c W-12.2 — Alberta King's Printer
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
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