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.
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