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Expiation owed for certain broken obligations, payable from the estate.
In Islamic law
Outstanding expiations may be directed from the bequest portion.
In Canadian law
Handled as a charitable or specific bequest.
Across the madhahib
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.
Note
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
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Islamic primary sources
- Surah al-Baqarah 2:180 — the bequest verse — Quran.com
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaya) — Sunnah.com
- Sahih Muslim, Book of Wills — Sunnah.com
Scholarly & institutional references
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill