About mWill
Islamic wills, prepared for life in Canada
mWill helps Muslims in Canada prepare a will that follows the Faraid rules of inheritance and fits the law of their province. You do not need a law degree or training in fiqh to begin.
Why this matters
Canadian law and Faraid divide an estate differently
When a Muslim in Canada dies without a will, provincial law decides who inherits. Those rules were not written with Faraid in mind, so the result can look very different from what Islam prescribes.
General will tools ignore Faraid. Hiring an estates lawyer and a scholar to work together is costly and hard to arrange. Many families put it off.
mWill brings the two together in one guided process. It uses plain language, calculates the shares for you, and tells you what to do next.
Without a will
- Provincial intestacy rules decide who inherits. They differ from province to province.
- A surviving spouse often receives a large first share before anyone else.
- Sons and daughters usually receive equal shares.
- Parents often receive nothing when a spouse or children survive.
- There is no bequest for charity or for people outside the family.
With Faraid
- The Quran sets fixed shares for a defined group of heirs (4:11, 4:12, 4:176).
- Spouses, parents and children each have a defined portion.
- Closer heirs can exclude more distant ones under the rules of hajb.
- What remains passes to residuary heirs in a set order.
- You may leave up to one third as a bequest (wasiyyah) to charity or non-heirs.
Intestacy rules vary by province and by family. This is a general picture, not legal advice.
Our approach
Faraid, provincial law and honesty
Three commitments shape every screen and every document.
- 1
Faraid, calculated exactly
The inheritance engine applies fixed shares, residuaries, blocking, ʿawl and radd. It works in exact fractions and never rounds. It follows majority Sunni positions, and a qualified scholar still needs to sign off on them.
- 2
Your province's rules
Signing rules differ across Canada. mWill gives province-aware signing instructions, such as witness requirements and Quebec's notarial will option, and flags risks like dependant support claims.
- 3
Honest about limits
mWill prepares documents. It is not a law firm and not a religious authority. It points out where a lawyer, notary or scholar should check the work before you rely on it.
What you get
Everything you need to take a finished draft to a signing, and to a professional for review.
- A guided wizard that saves as you go
- A Faraid breakdown for every heir in exact fractions
- Your will as PDF and editable DOCX files
- Province-aware signing instructions and checklist
- An asset inventory with Canadian account types such as RRSP and TFSA
- A saved version each time you finalize, so changes never overwrite the past
Clear boundaries
What mWill is not
Knowing the limits helps you use the tool well.
Not a law firm
mWill does not give legal advice. Blended families, business assets, property abroad and dependants can raise issues that need a lawyer or notary.
Not a fatwa service
The Faraid engine follows documented majority positions. It has not yet been reviewed by a scholar. Ask a scholar you trust to check your result.
Not a replacement for the signed original
Your estate needs the signed paper will, or the notarial will in Quebec. A copy in your account is a convenience only.
Not ready for real wills yet
The platform is in pre-production. Please wait until the review steps below are complete before you rely on a document from mWill.
Who is behind it
Built in Canada, alongside the people you already trust
mWill is an independent Canadian platform. It is designed to work with the mosques, community organizations, lawyers and notaries that Muslim families already turn to.
Mosques and organizations
Islamic centres and charities can offer mWill to their members through their own portal. An organization sees only that a will exists. It sees the content only if you give consent for a specific version, and you can withdraw that consent at any time. Every access is recorded in an audit log.
Apply as an organizationLawyers and notaries
After you prepare your will, you can find a lawyer or notary in your province for an optional review. Professionals in the directory are independent. Any consultation is between you and them.
Browse the professional directoryWhere we are today
Pre-production, and open about it
mWill is built and being tested, but it is not yet ready for real wills. We will only remove the pre-production label once the checks below are complete.
Professional review required
Before launch
- Licensed lawyers or notaries review the will templates and signing instructions for each province and territory.
- A qualified scholar reviews and signs off on the Faraid positions the engine uses.
- Independent security and privacy reviews are completed, including full encryption of will content.
- The privacy policy and terms of service are reviewed by counsel.
Languages
mWill is available in English today. Translations into French, Arabic, Urdu, Bengali and Hindi are in progress, and some screens may still appear in English.
Arabic and Urdu use a right-to-left layout.
Ready to take the first step?
Your progress saves as you go, so you can stop and return any time.