What a beneficiary is entitled to know and receive from an executor.
In Islamic law
Reflects the trust character of the wasi's role and the heirs' vested entitlement.
In Canadian law
Includes a right to information about the estate, to an accounting, and to compel passing of accounts where the executor will not cooperate.
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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:
- Beneficiary right to information ontario
- Executor entitled receive gift and fees ontario
- Informal accounting vs formal passing of accounts ontario
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.
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Beneficiary right to information ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor entitled receive gift and fees ontario — Treadstone Law
- Informal accounting vs formal passing of accounts ontario — Treadstone Law
- What is passing of accounts ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law