The school of Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 855 CE), the most text-centred of the four.
In Islamic law
Predominant in the Arabian Peninsula. In inheritance it aligns closely with the Hanafi school on radd and on the inheritance of distant relatives.
In Canadian law
Followed by many Canadian Muslims of Gulf origin, and influential through Saudi-published English-language material.
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.
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.
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Oxford Islamic Studies / Oxford Reference — Oxford University Press
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
- What happens if will not signed properly ontario — Treadstone Law
- Combined estate plan poa and will ontario — Treadstone Law
- Recovering expert witness fees costs ontario — Treadstone Law
- Poa property vs will difference ontario — Treadstone Law
- Charitable gift charity merged since will made ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law