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Lerners Estate vs Wassiya

Lerners Estate and Wassiya both offer estate planning - Lerners Estate in Ontario, Wassiya in all of Canada. This page lines up 13 listed data points side by side, with 7 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

  • Lerners Estate lists Ontario; Wassiya lists all of Canada.
  • Both use a Islamic Will structure.
  • Both disclose the same level of Shariah oversight: No Public Review.
  • HalalWallet Index: Lerners Estate holds a B-; Wassiya holds a B-.
  • They differ on 7 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.

Lerners Estate vs Wassiya: the full side-by-side

13 data points from each provider's published materials, lined up row by row. They differ on 7.

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Lerners Estate

B-
Pays us: No. Lerners Estate pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.
Wassiya - halal finance provider logo

Wassiya

B-
Pays us: No. Wassiya pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.

13 of 13 rows

Availability

  • Provinces covered

    Lerners Estate: Ontario
    Wassiya: All of Canada
Costs

  • Pricing

    Lerners Estate: No pricing published - fees are quoted on engagement, standard for law-firm estate work (site checked 2026-08-05); expect lawyer-drafted will costs well above the $40-$149 online Islamic will platforms, in exchange for professional drafting and litigation backup
    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)
Shariah

  • Structure

    Same
    Lerners Estate: Islamic Will
    Wassiya: Islamic Will

  • Shariah oversight

    Same
    Lerners Estate: No Public Review
    Wassiya: No Public Review

  • Shariah board / scholar

    Same
    Lerners Estate: No Public Review
    Wassiya: No Public Review

  • Published fatwa / certificate

    Same
    Lerners Estate: No
    Wassiya: No

  • Islamic features

    Lerners Estate: Faraid-aligned distribution
    Wassiya: Faraid-aligned distribution, Bequests capped at one-third, Funeral & religious instructions, Personal letters & naseeha
Features

  • Power of attorney

    Lerners Estate: Not listed
    Wassiya: Yes

  • Lawyer review

    Lerners Estate: Yes
    Wassiya: No
Products

  • Products listed

    Lerners Estate: Islamic Will
    Wassiya: Islamic Will Generator

  • Best for

    Lerners Estate: Ontario Muslims with high-value, business-holding, or potentially contested estates who want big-firm drafting and litigation backup behind an Islamic will - and who will bring their own scholar to verify the distribution schedule, since the firm claims no religious authority.
    Wassiya: The lowest-cost complete Islamic will package in Canada

  • Service type

    Lerners Estate: Will
    Wassiya: Will, Power of Attorney
Track record

  • HalalWallet Index grade

    Same
    Lerners Estate: B-
    Wassiya: B-

Strengths and trade-offs

Lerners Estate

  • Islamic will drafting aligned with Sharia principles
  • Ontario-based service working within provincial estate law
  • Publishes educational guidance on Islamic estate planning fundamentals
  • Estate-litigation and probate depth behind the drafting - relevant if the estate is ever challenged
  • Ontario only - not available in other provinces
  • Lerners names no Sharia scholar, advisory board, or third-party certifier for its Islamic wills work
  • Published details are limited - confirm current pricing directly with the provider

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
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Lerners Estate

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Wassiya

Pays HalalWallet: No. Wassiya pays HalalWallet nothing. It is listed and graded on the same terms as providers that do.
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How do Lerners Estate and Wassiya compare for estate planning?

Lerners Estate and Wassiya both offer estate planning - Lerners Estate in Ontario, Wassiya in all of Canada. This page lines up 13 listed data points side by side, with 7 differences, so you can see exactly where they part ways before you request quotes.

  • Lerners Estate lists Ontario; Wassiya lists 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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Reviewed by: HalalWallet Editorial Team

Last reviewed: 2026-08-05

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