Yes, and record whether it is already purchased. Put it with your advance care documents rather than only in the will.
The Canadian position
Yes, and record whether it is already purchased. Put it with your advance care documents rather than only in the will.
Provincial law governs the detail, so confirm the position where the estate will 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 instrument 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
- What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
- Enforcing judgment deceased debtors estate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Running deceased business during estate administration ontario — Treadstone Law
- Estate administration before death certificate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Suing an attorney for property after death ontario — Treadstone Law
- Tfsa after death tax implications — Treadstone Law
- Buy out deceased partners estate instead of them ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law