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.
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We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. 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:
- Funeral wishes in will legally binding ontario
- What is a consent order ontario litigation
- Certificate of pending litigation family cases
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
- Funeral wishes in will legally binding ontario — Treadstone Law
- What is a consent order ontario litigation — Treadstone Law
- Certificate of pending litigation family cases — Treadstone Law
- Spousal support order binding on estate after death ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law