A person named to handle online accounts and digital assets.
In Islamic law
Cryptocurrency with no recorded key is simply lost to the heirs — an increasingly common total loss.
In Canadian law
Not a recognised legal role in most provinces, but naming one and leaving access instructions solves a real practical problem.
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:
- Can children of deceased child inherit per stirpes ontario
- Tfsa after death tax implications
- Estate reporting rental income 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.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
- Notifying institutions government after death ontario — Treadstone Law
- Enforcing judgment deceased debtors estate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Transferring a car after death ontario probate — Treadstone Law
- Disabled adult child never lived with deceased dependant ontario — Treadstone Law
- Can children of deceased child inherit per stirpes ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law