A partial payment to beneficiaries before administration is complete.
In Islamic law
Useful where heirs need funds quickly, which the prompt-settlement preference in Islamic practice encourages.
In Canadian law
Possible where enough is retained to cover debts and taxes, but it carries risk if the reserve proves insufficient.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. 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:
- Interim passing of accounts during long administration ontario
- Partial intestacy will doesnt cover everything ontario
- Executor release from beneficiaries before distribution ontario
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Interim passing of accounts during long administration ontario — Treadstone Law
- Partial intestacy will doesnt cover everything ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor release from beneficiaries before distribution ontario — Treadstone Law
- Estate administration minor beneficiaries ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law