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.
Making an Islamic will in Canada — province by province, and what makes one valid where you live →
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