Leaving part of the one-third wasiyyah to relatives who do not inherit under faraid.
In Islamic law
Non-Muslim relatives do not inherit as fixed heirs under the classical rules, but they are not barred from receiving a bequest out of the discretionary one third. In a Canadian family this is the mechanism scholars commonly point to.
In Canadian law
Canadian law imposes no restriction whatever on who may benefit under a will.
Across the madhahib
The four schools agree that difference of religion prevents inheritance as a fixed heir; they do not treat it as a bar to a wasiyyah.
Canadian legal detail
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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.