Scholars distinguish withholding futile treatment, which many permit, from actively ending life, which is prohibited. Positions differ on the details.
The Canadian position
Canadian law permits withdrawal of treatment in defined circumstances, decided by substitute decision-makers.
An advance care directive names who decides and on what basis.
The Islamic position
This is a contemporary ijtihad question rather than a settled classical one.
Discuss it with a scholar and record the outcome before it is needed.
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.
- International Islamic Fiqh Academy — Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Egyptian Dar al-Ifta — Dar al-Ifta al-Missriyyah
- Renovatio: The Journal of Zaytuna College — Zaytuna College
- Research Papers — Cambridge Muslim College
- Research — Cambridge Muslim College
- Academics — Islamic law and theology curriculum — Zaytuna College
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 — Government of Ontario
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