Yes. Executor compensation is permitted, commonly calculated as a percentage of receipts and disbursements plus a care-and-management fee, subject to court review.
The Canadian position
A will can fix the amount, which avoids a later argument. Otherwise the court assesses reasonableness on a passing of accounts.
The Islamic position
Scholars generally permit a wasi reasonable compensation for genuine work, particularly where the role is onerous. Taking more than is fair breaches the trust.
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
- 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
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- Executor passing accounts dispute ontario — Treadstone Law
- Co executors disagree ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor sell personal property estate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor renounce ontario probate — Treadstone Law
- Can a beneficiary sue an executor ontario — Treadstone Law
- Pre paid funeral contract executor obligations ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law