The ruling on the debt of a deceased person if his creditors are lost
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Question:
The questioner says: A person passed away with debts owed to other individuals. These individuals have scattered, and this was several years ago. He says: I searched for them but could not find any of them. What is my obligation and what is my position now regarding these debts that are in my trust? Even though many years have passed.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you first to identify the owners of these debts. Even by making an announcement, stating that whoever has a right against so-and-so should come forward. You announce in the newspapers and ask those who can give you information. Or, if you have done all you can to identify them and have not been able to find them, then give this money in charity with the intention that its reward is for them, and you are thereby rid of it. Yes.
The questioner says: A person passed away with debts owed to other individuals. These individuals have scattered, and this was several years ago. He says: I searched for them but could not find any of them. What is my obligation and what is my position now regarding these debts that are in my trust? Even though many years have passed.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you first to identify the owners of these debts. Even by making an announcement, stating that whoever has a right against so-and-so should come forward. You announce in the newspapers and ask those who can give you information. Or, if you have done all you can to identify them and have not been able to find them, then give this money in charity with the intention that its reward is for them, and you are thereby rid of it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 246 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (4:43)
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