The Bequest to Pay Off the Debt from the Deceased’s Estate
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a man has a debt and, before his death, he bequeaths that when he dies, money should be taken from his estate to pay off this debt for him, is this bequest prescribed?
Answer:
Even if he had not made a bequest, the debt must be paid from his estate before the bequests and before the inheritance.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a man has a debt and, before his death, he bequeaths that when he dies, money should be taken from his estate to pay off this debt for him, is this bequest prescribed?
Answer:
Even if he had not made a bequest, the debt must be paid from his estate before the bequests and before the inheritance.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-14-07-1439هـ — af.org.sa (46:26)
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