A deceased person's bequest to build a mosque from the estate
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Question:
He says: In the will of my father, which he wrote and witnessed, he bequeathed that a mosque be built for him from the estate. He left behind a good estate, but the heirs, Honorable Shaykh, did not comply with it.
Answer:
Yes, if the mosque means the costs of the mosque amount to one-third, it is sound, and this bequest must be carried out; it is a bequest that must be executed. However, if the cost of the mosque and its expenses exceed one-third, the amount exceeding one-third is not permissible except with the consent of the heirs. Yes.
He says: In the will of my father, which he wrote and witnessed, he bequeathed that a mosque be built for him from the estate. He left behind a good estate, but the heirs, Honorable Shaykh, did not comply with it.
Answer:
Yes, if the mosque means the costs of the mosque amount to one-third, it is sound, and this bequest must be carried out; it is a bequest that must be executed. However, if the cost of the mosque and its expenses exceed one-third, the amount exceeding one-third is not permissible except with the consent of the heirs. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (081) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-03-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (47:21)
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