If a person dies with a debt, do the creditors turn to his children?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person dies with debts and leaves no company from which his debts can be recovered, do the creditors turn to his children? And is it obligatory for the children to pay off their father's debts?

Answer:
No, they do not turn to his children unless the children agree. If they wish to be dutiful to their father and benefit him by paying his debts, that is a good thing. However, they are not compelled; the debt remains in the liability of the debtor.