The practice of checking designations whenever a will is made or changed.
In Islamic law
The single highest-value hour in Islamic estate planning in Canada: confirming that designations match the intended shares.
In Canadian law
Designations made years earlier — often naming a former spouse — routinely survive a new will.
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:
- Distributing estate beneficiaries ontario
- Notice to beneficiaries ontario estate trustee obligations
- What happens to a will if a beneficiary dies first
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.
- Death of an RRSP annuitant — Canada Revenue Agency
- Death of a TFSA holder — Canada Revenue Agency
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Secondary beneficiary life insurance ontario — Treadstone Law
- Rrsp rrif beneficiary designation tax on estate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Rrsp pension clauses marriage contract ontario — Treadstone Law
- Rrsp basics tax deferral explained ontario — Treadstone Law
- Beneficiary died before me ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law