If one bequeaths something forbidden, is the bequest converted into permissible things?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In your statement that a forbidden bequest is not executed, the question is: does this bequest revert to the heirs, or is it converted to another source?
Answer:
According to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, if one bequeaths it in forbidden things, it is converted into permissible and beneficial things, becoming like lost money that is spent on public benefits.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In your statement that a forbidden bequest is not executed, the question is: does this bequest revert to the heirs, or is it converted to another source?
Answer:
According to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, if one bequeaths it in forbidden things, it is converted into permissible and beneficial things, becoming like lost money that is spent on public benefits.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [312 -954] من أوصى بأمر محرم، هل تحول وصيته إلى أشياء مباحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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