A gift of an identified item or sum in a will.
In Islamic law
Corresponds most closely to a wasiyyah out of the discretionary third.
In Canadian law
Distinguished from a share of residue. Specific gifts are paid before residue but can fail by ademption.
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:
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.
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Specific gifts bequests ontario will — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law