The measure used to equalise spouses' property on death or separation.
In Islamic law
Operates before the estate is divided, so it reduces what the faraid shares apply to.
In Canadian law
Broadly the growth in each spouse's net worth during the marriage. The spouse with the lower figure may claim half the difference.
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:
- Urgent motions ontario civil litigation
- Challenging cra requirement to pay ontario
- Pleadings closed ontario civil litigation
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.
- Family Law Act, RSO 1990, c F.3 — Government of Ontario
- Grewal v. Litt, 2019 BCSC 1154 — CanLII
- Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 — BC Laws
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- Capacity to instruct a lawyer ontario — Treadstone Law
- Cra challenge allocation to noncompete payment ontario — Treadstone Law
- Contested will probate ontario — Treadstone Law
- Challenge tcc agreement in family court — Treadstone Law
- Costs against non party who funded litigation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law