The Deceased's Debt and the Inheritance of the Daughter's Children
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Question:
I have three. The first question. The first question: A person died and he had a debt to a person who had also died, and only the daughters' children remained. Are they given their grandfather's debt, and do they inherit it or not? The Shaykh answered.
Answer:
My brother, they are not given it. The daughters' children do not have any inheritance from their grandfather because they are close relatives (dhawi al-aram). His wealth and the debt he owed are given to his relatives by blood. From his blood relatives: his fathers, his sons, his brothers, and his sisters who inherit from him by fixed share or as residuary heirs. If they are not found, and no search is made for them, and they are not found, then the Sharia court is consulted, and the judge is the one who directs where the debt is to be placed.
I have three. The first question. The first question: A person died and he had a debt to a person who had also died, and only the daughters' children remained. Are they given their grandfather's debt, and do they inherit it or not? The Shaykh answered.
Answer:
My brother, they are not given it. The daughters' children do not have any inheritance from their grandfather because they are close relatives (dhawi al-aram). His wealth and the debt he owed are given to his relatives by blood. From his blood relatives: his fathers, his sons, his brothers, and his sisters who inherit from him by fixed share or as residuary heirs. If they are not found, and no search is made for them, and they are not found, then the Sharia court is consulted, and the judge is the one who directs where the debt is to be placed.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 16-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (20:28)
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