Tax relief for gifts to registered charities, claimable by an estate.
In Islamic law
Makes the sadaqah jariyah portion of a bequest tax-efficient as well as religiously meaningful.
In Canadian law
A bequest to a registered charity generates a credit that can offset tax on the final return.
Making an Islamic will in Canada — province by province, and what makes one valid where you live →
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:
- Charitable donation through will tax credit
- Disability tax credit deceased persons final return canada
- Foreign tax credit deceased persons final return canada
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 has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Charitable donation through will tax credit — Treadstone Law
- Disability tax credit deceased persons final return canada — Treadstone Law
- Foreign tax credit deceased persons final return canada — Treadstone Law
- Leaving gifts to charities in a will ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law