A post-mortem examination, sometimes legally required.
In Islamic law
Islamic practice favours prompt burial and disfavours unnecessary interference with the body, but scholars generally accept a legally mandated autopsy as a necessity. It is a frequent source of distress precisely because families do not expect it.
In Canadian law
A coroner may order an autopsy regardless of family wishes where a death is sudden, unexplained or suspicious. Consent is not required in those cases.
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.
- What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
- Enforcing judgment deceased debtors estate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Deceased social media accounts what to do ontario — Treadstone Law
- Multiple returns deceased person canada rights things — Treadstone Law
- Terminal tax return canada deceased person guide — Treadstone Law
- Rrsp contribution deceased persons final return canada — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law