The Ruling on Agreeing to Pay the Marriage Expenses of One of the Heirs from the Estate
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The questioner:
After this, a message was received by the program from Gharbia Governorate in the Arab Republic of Egypt, sent by the listener Jum'a Muhammad Mahdi. He says: I would like to inform you that I am a single young man, and my father and mother have passed away, leaving us an inheritance. All my brothers have gotten married except me. When the inheritance was divided, I agreed with all my brothers that they would give me my marriage expenses from above their shares. Is this forbidden or permissible? We ask for your guidance.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible unless they allow it of their own free will; in that case, there is no harm. However, they cannot be compelled to do so. Your marriage is to be from your own money and from your own inheritance. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I agreed with them. Perhaps this agreement, Shaykh Salih, opens the door to good?
The Shaykh:
If it is an agreement based on choice, there is no harm. But if it is an agreement based on compulsion, this is not permissible, because you have no right to claim it from them. Your marriage was your father’s responsibility during his lifetime. As for after his death, your marriage is your responsibility, provided you have the means from your inheritance, unless they help you of their own free will.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. If their brothers married from the inheritance?
The Shaykh:
No, each has his own share. He does not marry except from his own share, unless the others consent.
The presenter:
All right.
After this, a message was received by the program from Gharbia Governorate in the Arab Republic of Egypt, sent by the listener Jum'a Muhammad Mahdi. He says: I would like to inform you that I am a single young man, and my father and mother have passed away, leaving us an inheritance. All my brothers have gotten married except me. When the inheritance was divided, I agreed with all my brothers that they would give me my marriage expenses from above their shares. Is this forbidden or permissible? We ask for your guidance.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible unless they allow it of their own free will; in that case, there is no harm. However, they cannot be compelled to do so. Your marriage is to be from your own money and from your own inheritance. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I agreed with them. Perhaps this agreement, Shaykh Salih, opens the door to good?
The Shaykh:
If it is an agreement based on choice, there is no harm. But if it is an agreement based on compulsion, this is not permissible, because you have no right to claim it from them. Your marriage was your father’s responsibility during his lifetime. As for after his death, your marriage is your responsibility, provided you have the means from your inheritance, unless they help you of their own free will.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. If their brothers married from the inheritance?
The Shaykh:
No, each has his own share. He does not marry except from his own share, unless the others consent.
The presenter:
All right.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 165 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:39)
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