The rights of deceased parents over their son
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The presenter:
Abu Ahmad from the Prophet’s city, please, Abu Ahmad.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And may Allah have mercy on you.
The questioner:
I have three questions.
The presenter:
Please, yes.
The questioner:
The first is that my mother passed away during childbirth, and my father passed away when I was three years old. I did not know them, meaning I did not know their friends or their status. So what is their right over me after this?
The presenter:
Okay, the Shaykh will answer.
The Shaykh:
Their right over you is to be dutiful to them and to be kind to them by making supplication for them, giving charity on their behalf, and performing Hajj and 'Umrah on their behalf, as the evidence indicates. Also, if they had debts to people, you should pay them off on their behalf to clear their accounts. All of this is part of being dutiful to them. Yes.
The questioner:
But I did not know them, meaning I did not know whether they had debts or not.
The Shaykh:
If you know that they had debts, it is recommended that you pay them on their behalf. But if you do not know, then you owe nothing.
Abu Ahmad from the Prophet’s city, please, Abu Ahmad.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And may Allah have mercy on you.
The questioner:
I have three questions.
The presenter:
Please, yes.
The questioner:
The first is that my mother passed away during childbirth, and my father passed away when I was three years old. I did not know them, meaning I did not know their friends or their status. So what is their right over me after this?
The presenter:
Okay, the Shaykh will answer.
The Shaykh:
Their right over you is to be dutiful to them and to be kind to them by making supplication for them, giving charity on their behalf, and performing Hajj and 'Umrah on their behalf, as the evidence indicates. Also, if they had debts to people, you should pay them off on their behalf to clear their accounts. All of this is part of being dutiful to them. Yes.
The questioner:
But I did not know them, meaning I did not know whether they had debts or not.
The Shaykh:
If you know that they had debts, it is recommended that you pay them on their behalf. But if you do not know, then you owe nothing.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 09-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (19:43)
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