Your medical wishes, who decides for you, and — for Muslim families — end-of-life care preferences, washing, shrouding and burial instructions.
The Canadian position
Combined with a power of attorney for personal care in most provinces.
It has no effect on property; that is the will's job.
The Islamic position
This is where burial instructions belong, because it will be read while decisions are being made rather than after burial.
Give copies to your spouse and your executor.
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
- Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 — Government of Ontario
- What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
- What is power of attorney for property ontario — Treadstone Law
- Poa personal care faith based facility ontario — Treadstone Law
- Banking with poa property ontario — Treadstone Law
- What is personal care power of attorney ontario — Treadstone Law
- Personal care poa ontario activate when — Treadstone Law
- Capacity assessment guardianship vs poa activation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law