Where a specific gift fails because the asset no longer exists at death.
In Islamic law
Faraid works in fractions rather than named items, so it does not encounter the problem.
In Canadian law
If a will leaves a named car that was sold years earlier, the gift simply fails; the beneficiary receives nothing in its place.
No significant difference between the four Sunni schools is recorded on this point in the sources reviewed. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
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This entry is general information, not legal or religious advice. Inheritance turns on the exact family circumstances. Confirm Canadian law 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.
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
- Consolidating multiple will challenge applications ontario — Treadstone Law
- Changing beneficiary share in will ontario — Treadstone Law
- How many witnesses does a will need ontario — Treadstone Law
- Discovery medical records will challenge ontario — Treadstone Law
- Contesting will ontario grounds — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law