Yes, and it is commonly funded from the one-third bequest where the deceased had the means but never performed an obligatory hajj.
The Canadian position
Expressed as a specific monetary bequest. Name a trusted person or organisation to arrange it, and state a sum or a formula.
The Islamic position
Hajj badal is well established. Scholars differ on the details of who may perform it and in what circumstances, so state the intention clearly and leave the arrangements to a competent executor.
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
- Surah al-Baqarah 2:180 — the bequest verse — Quran.com
- Egyptian Dar al-Ifta — Dar al-Ifta al-Missriyyah
- Research Papers — Cambridge Muslim College
- Research — Cambridge Muslim College
- Academics — Islamic law and theology curriculum — Zaytuna College
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Naming trust as rrsp beneficiary probate — Treadstone Law
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