Basira Islamic Foundation vs Wassiya
Basira Islamic Foundation and Wassiya both offer estate planning. This page lines up 13 listed data points side by side, with 5 differences, so you can see exactly where they part ways before you request quotes.
Built from each provider's listed data · provider data last verified Aug 2026
At a glance
- Both are available in all of Canada.
- Both use a Islamic Will structure.
- Both disclose the same level of Shariah oversight: No Public Review.
- HalalWallet Index: Basira Islamic Foundation holds a B-; Wassiya holds a B-.
- They differ on 5 of the 13 data points we list for estate planning.
No editorial verdict has been written for this pair yet. The side-by-side below is the full data view; where we have written one, you'll find it under Compare.
Basira Islamic Foundation vs Wassiya: the full side-by-side
13 data points from each provider's published materials, lined up row by row. They differ on 5.
Basira Islamic Foundation
Pays us: No. Basira Islamic Foundation pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.
Wassiya
Pays us: No. Wassiya pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.13 of 13 rows
Provinces covered
SameBasira Islamic Foundation: All of CanadaWassiya: All of Canada
Pricing
Basira Islamic Foundation: Completely free with no upsell - run by a CRA-registered charity (713882702RR0001); optional $10 donation; downloadable JSON backup and province-specific signing-instruction PDFs included (verified 2026-08-05)Wassiya: Islamic Will $40 CAD (regular $50, '20% OFF - Limited time offer' running at crawl); Complete Package $56 CAD (regular $70) adds Power of Attorney, emergency instructions, personal inventory, and personal letters; one-time payment with free re-downloads for a year; bilingual English and French (verified 2026-08-05)
Structure
SameBasira Islamic Foundation: Islamic WillWassiya: Islamic WillShariah oversight
SameBasira Islamic Foundation: No Public ReviewWassiya: No Public ReviewShariah board / scholar
SameBasira Islamic Foundation: No Public ReviewWassiya: No Public ReviewPublished fatwa / certificate
SameBasira Islamic Foundation: NoWassiya: NoIslamic features
Basira Islamic Foundation: Faraid case tables with 'awl adjustments, Bequests capped at one-third, Funeral & burial instructions, Province-specific signing guidanceWassiya: Faraid-aligned distribution, Bequests capped at one-third, Funeral & religious instructions, Personal letters & naseeha
Power of attorney
Basira Islamic Foundation: Not listedWassiya: YesLawyer review
SameBasira Islamic Foundation: NoWassiya: No
Products listed
Basira Islamic Foundation: Islamic WillWassiya: Islamic Will GeneratorBest for
Basira Islamic Foundation: Muslims in Ontario, BC, or Alberta with straightforward estates who want a genuinely free, privacy-first Islamic will from a registry-verified charity - and who will have the faraid schedule checked by a scholar they trust, since nobody is publicly credited for the tables.Wassiya: The lowest-cost complete Islamic will package in CanadaService type
Basira Islamic Foundation: WillWassiya: Will, Power of Attorney
HalalWallet Index grade
SameBasira Islamic Foundation: B-Wassiya: B-
Strengths and trade-offs
Basira Islamic Foundation
- Completely free with no upsell - run by a registry-verified Canadian charity (CRA 713882702RR0001) with named directors
- Best-designed faraid engine in the category: the will embeds full case tables with exact fractions (including awl adjustments), so shares resolve based on who survives you
- Privacy-first: generation runs client-side and the server stores nothing but an optional email
- Province-specific signing-instruction PDFs for Ontario, BC, and Alberta
- Ontario, BC, and Alberta only - not available in the other provinces
- No scholar, madhhab, or fatwa is credited for the faraid tables, and the reviewing lawyer is unnamed
- Print-and-sign execution is entirely on the user - witnessing formalities differ by province
Wassiya
- Lowest published pricing in the category ($40 will / $56 complete package with POA)
- Offers both holograph (no witnesses) and witnessed formats with province-specific signing guidance
- Complete package adds POA, emergency instructions, personal inventory, and personal letters
- Dedicated step for recording missed prayers, fasts, and Zakat obligations
- No publicly disclosed Sharia board, named scholar, or third-party certification
- Holograph wills are not valid in every province - use the witnessed format unless you've confirmed your province recognizes holographs
- The faraid schedule (Appendix A) isn't published publicly, so the distribution logic can't be verified before purchase
Basira Islamic Foundation
Pays HalalWallet: No. Basira Islamic Foundation pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.Wassiya
Pays HalalWallet: No. Wassiya pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.Not sure which is right? Compare all estate planning providers.
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How do Basira Islamic Foundation and Wassiya compare for estate planning?
Basira Islamic Foundation and Wassiya both offer estate planning. This page lines up 13 listed data points side by side, with 5 differences, so you can see exactly where they part ways before you request quotes.
- Both are available in all of Canada.
- Both use a Islamic Will structure.
- Both disclose the same level of Shariah oversight: No Public Review.
Source: HalalWallet (halalwallet.ca)
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Last reviewed: 2026-08-05
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