The money that remains in the wife's hand after her husband's death: is she allowed to spend it?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman was given money by her husband to spend on her children and to cover the household expenses from it. Then he passed away, and some of the money he had given her remained. Does she spend from it, or is it considered inheritance?
Answer:
No, it is inheritance, and the children are to be supported from their share of the inheritance.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman was given money by her husband to spend on her children and to cover the household expenses from it. Then he passed away, and some of the money he had given her remained. Does she spend from it, or is it considered inheritance?
Answer:
No, it is inheritance, and the children are to be supported from their share of the inheritance.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1672 -2802] المال الذي يبقى في يد الزوجة بعد موت زوجها، هل لها أن تنفقه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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