What is left in an estate after debts, taxes and specific gifts.
In Islamic law
Functionally close to what the asabah take after the fixed shares are paid — the remainder rather than a named fraction.
In Canadian law
Most wills give specific items to named people and then leave 'the residue' to a main group. A will without a residue clause risks a partial intestacy over whatever is not otherwise disposed of.
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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:
- Residue clause ontario will explained
- Specific gifts bequests ontario will
- No contest clause in terrorem ontario wills
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.
- Residue clause ontario will explained — Treadstone Law
- Specific gifts bequests ontario will — Treadstone Law
- No contest clause in terrorem ontario wills — Treadstone Law
- Who pays estate debts intestacy ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law