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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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My father left me a large library, and I am a light reader. What should I do with it?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: I inherited a large and great library from my father, containing the mother books. And the truth is, Honorable Shaykh Salih, I am not one of those who read much, and I have not benefited from it. What do you advise me to do with this library? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
If you have other heirs, it belongs to you and the heirs; it is sold and its price is distributed according to inheritance, unless they permit otherwise. Or if you have no heirs, or if you permit it to be placed in a location where people can benefit from it, such as a public library for researchers, that is better. And if you are unable to organize it, because it requires a custodian and an employee, then you donate it to one of the universities, you donate it to one of the Islamic universities, to be included in their libraries so that it may be benefited from, or to the libraries in the large mosques and masjids, the reputable libraries. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7739- والدي ورث مكتبة كبيرة وأنا قليل القراءة فماذا أفعل بها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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