Fasting by the Guardian on Behalf of the Deceased: Between Obligation and Recommendation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is mentioned in the hadith He asks: Is the guardian's fasting obligatory, or is it a matter of recommendation?
Answer:
It is a matter of recommendation, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is mentioned in the hadith
Whoever dies with fasting owed to him from a vow, his guardian fasts on his behalf.
من مات وعليه صيام نذر صام عنه وليهAnswer:
It is a matter of recommendation, yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-04-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:21)
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