What is dhawu al-arham and how does it work in Canada?

The Canadian position

Canadian intestacy has no such category and simply works outward by degree of kinship.

Canadian law gives effect to whatever a valid will says, so an Islamic concept takes effect here through the drafting rather than automatically.

The Islamic position

The Hanafi and Hanbali schools admit them as heirs; the classical Maliki and Shafi'i position does not.

Confirm the position for your own family and school with a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.

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