The document authorising burial or cremation.
In Islamic law
The practical gate between death and janazah. Knowing the sequence in advance is what allows a same-day or next-day burial.
In Canadian law
Issued once the death is registered. A funeral director normally obtains it, and no burial can proceed without it.
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:
- Cremation vs burial instructions executor follow ontario
- Document retention once litigation anticipated 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.
- What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
- Cremation vs burial instructions executor follow ontario — Treadstone Law
- Document retention once litigation anticipated ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law