A provision addressing what happens if beneficiaries die together with the testator.
In Islamic law
Faraid also addresses simultaneous death, generally by treating the parties as not inheriting from each other.
In Canadian law
Works alongside provincial commorientes rules to avoid an estate passing twice.
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:
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.
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Trust reporting rules disclose beneficiaries — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law