The fixed shares of inheritance prescribed in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
In Islamic law
Faraid (or 'ilm al-mirath) is the science of fixed inheritance shares. After debts, funeral costs and any valid wasiyyah, the remaining estate passes to defined heirs in defined fractions, drawn principally from Surah an-Nisa 4:11–12 and 4:176.
In Canadian law
Canada has no equivalent of compulsory heirship. A Canadian will can distribute according to faraid because testamentary freedom permits it — not because the law requires it. Absent a will, provincial intestacy rules apply instead and will rarely match faraid.
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:
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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.