Online accounts, cryptocurrency and digital records forming part of an estate.
In Islamic law
Anything of value is part of the estate and subject to the shares. An asset that cannot be accessed cannot be distributed, so recording access is part of discharging the trust.
In Canadian law
Access is governed by platform terms as much as by law, and executors are frequently locked out. Cryptocurrency with no recorded key is simply lost — an increasingly common and total failure.
No significant difference between the four Sunni schools is recorded on this point in the sources reviewed. 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:
- Locating will and assets after death ontario
- Terminal tax return canada deceased person guide
- Notifying institutions government after death ontario
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.