Yes. It provides continuity and expertise where no family member is suitable, at the cost of fees.
The Canadian position
Yes. It provides continuity and expertise where no family member is suitable, at the cost of fees.
Provincial law governs administration, so confirm the position where the estate will actually be administered.
The Islamic position
The fixed shares apply to the net estate after funeral expenses, debts and any bequest capped at one third.
Where a Canadian mechanism has no classical counterpart, treat it as a contemporary question for a qualified scholar.
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.
- Research Papers — Cambridge Muslim College
- Research — Cambridge Muslim College
- Academics — Islamic law and theology curriculum — Zaytuna College
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- T3 Trust Guide — Canada Revenue Agency
- Objecting to neighbours minor variance application ontario — Treadstone Law
- Pgt guardian of last resort ontario — Treadstone Law
- Guardian minor children will ontario — Treadstone Law
- Minor named as executor ontario — Treadstone Law
- How to apply guardianship of property ontario — Treadstone Law
- Litigation guardian ontario lacks capacity — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law