A British Columbia claim allowing a spouse or child to have a will rewritten by the court.
In Islamic law
This is the sharpest live conflict between faraid and Canadian law. Faraid gives a daughter half a son's share; in BC that distribution is exposed to a variation claim. Anyone in BC intending Islamic shares should take advice on how to structure and document the plan.
In Canadian law
Section 60 of BC's Wills, Estates and Succession Act lets a spouse or child apply where a will fails to make adequate provision. BC is unusual in extending this to independent adult children. In Grewal v. Litt, 2019 BCSC 1154, wills leaving four daughters 6.6% of a $9 million estate and two sons 93.4% were varied to give the daughters 60%; the court declined to treat cultural or religious preference as sufficient justification.
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:
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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.