Ruling on Taking Money from the One-Third or the Bequest
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you. We will take the first call of this episode from our brother 'A'id from Buraydah. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Welcome. Go ahead, 'A'id, go ahead with your question. Welcome, Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
May Allah welcome you.
The questioner:
I have two questions, may you live long.
The presenter:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
I took one-third of my father’s estate, which is what my father bequeathed. He did not bequeath it to me. I took it from the icon; I took a quarter of it or half of it. The second question is: if I am reciting the Qur'an while in the car and I reach the prostration verse, do I prostrate or not?
The Shaykh:
In the first question, you say you took from your father’s one-third.
The questioner:
I did not take from my father’s one-third because I took a quarter of it or half of it, and it was not what he bequeathed to me. Is it considered a bequest to a child, or is it considered the one-third?
The Shaykh:
You must return what you took from your father’s one-third or from your father’s bequest. You must return it to the bequest and execute it according to what your father bequeathed. It is not permissible for you to take anything from it unless he bequeathed it to the needy and you are in need, in which case there is no harm.
May Allah reward you and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you. We will take the first call of this episode from our brother 'A'id from Buraydah. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Welcome. Go ahead, 'A'id, go ahead with your question. Welcome, Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
May Allah welcome you.
The questioner:
I have two questions, may you live long.
The presenter:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
I took one-third of my father’s estate, which is what my father bequeathed. He did not bequeath it to me. I took it from the icon; I took a quarter of it or half of it. The second question is: if I am reciting the Qur'an while in the car and I reach the prostration verse, do I prostrate or not?
The Shaykh:
In the first question, you say you took from your father’s one-third.
The questioner:
I did not take from my father’s one-third because I took a quarter of it or half of it, and it was not what he bequeathed to me. Is it considered a bequest to a child, or is it considered the one-third?
The Shaykh:
You must return what you took from your father’s one-third or from your father’s bequest. You must return it to the bequest and execute it according to what your father bequeathed. It is not permissible for you to take anything from it unless he bequeathed it to the needy and you are in need, in which case there is no harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2992- حكم الأخذ من الوصية | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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