Yes, but probate will require a certified translation, adding cost and delay — and translation errors become interpretation disputes.
The Canadian position
Courts accept wills in any language with proper translation.
Drafting in English with the Arabic terms explained is usually cleaner.
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 scholar rather than assuming an answer.
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Probate ontario explained — Treadstone Law
- Cost of probate avoidance vs savings ontario — Treadstone Law
- Probate avoidance strategies ontario courts struck down — Treadstone Law
- Ontario multiple wills primary secondary probate savings — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law