The Ruling on Bequests and Their Conditions
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Question:
Salih. Dear listeners, we have reached the midpoint of this episode of the program Nur 'ala al-Darb. Our guest is Your Eminence, Shaykh Dr. Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. May Allah reward you. A listener from Egypt, whose name is symbolized by "Fanjari," asks: Is a bequest obligatory in the Shari'ah? And does it have conditions?
Answer:
A bequest regarding what one owns and what one owes is obligatory, whereas a bequest that involves giving money voluntarily for a good cause is recommended. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Salih. Dear listeners, we have reached the midpoint of this episode of the program Nur 'ala al-Darb. Our guest is Your Eminence, Shaykh Dr. Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. May Allah reward you. A listener from Egypt, whose name is symbolized by "Fanjari," asks: Is a bequest obligatory in the Shari'ah? And does it have conditions?
Answer:
A bequest regarding what one owns and what one owes is obligatory, whereas a bequest that involves giving money voluntarily for a good cause is recommended. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7497 — youtube.com (8:26)
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