You can name a digital executor in practice, though it is not a recognised legal role in most provinces. Leaving access instructions is what actually works.
The Canadian position
Platform terms often override testamentary directions.
Keep credentials in a password manager whose recovery process your executor understands.
The Islamic position
The point is preserving value for the heirs, not the title of the role.
Record it now rather than assuming it can be recovered later.
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
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
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