A 2019 BC decision varying wills that heavily favoured sons over daughters.
In Islamic law
The most directly relevant Canadian case for any family intending faraid shares in British Columbia.
In Canadian law
Four daughters received $150,000 each from a $9 million estate while two sons took the residue. The court varied the wills to give the daughters 60%, holding that cultural or religious preference did not justify the disparity.
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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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.
- Grewal v. Litt, 2019 BCSC 1154 — CanLII
- Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 — BC Laws
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
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