A registered education savings plan, whose treatment on death depends on who subscribed.
In Islamic law
Naming a successor subscriber keeps the plan intact for the children rather than collapsing it into the estate.
In Canadian law
The plan does not automatically end on death; a successor subscriber can be named in the will.
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:
- Common law spouse beneficiary designation vs intestacy ontario
- Notice to beneficiaries ontario estate trustee obligations
- Rrsp pension clauses marriage contract ontario
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.
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Death of an RRSP annuitant — Canada Revenue Agency
- Insurance trust ontario life insurance proceeds — Treadstone Law
- Beneficiary designation conflicts with will ontario — Treadstone Law
- Tfsa withdrawal and recontribution rules ontario — Treadstone Law
- Life interest beneficiary death trust tax year end — Treadstone Law
- Distributing trust property to beneficiaries tax free canada — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law