The father’s forgiveness of his son regarding a debt he owed during his deathbed illness
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: My father lent me a sum of money for the purpose of marrying a second wife, and I promised to repay it, but I was unable to do so because my father’s health deteriorated. He said that he forgave everyone who owed him a right, and he included me among them. However, my brothers objected and said, “We do not forgive you.” Is my father’s forgiveness of me valid and not contrary to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
If it was during his deathbed illness, he has no right to forgive. But if it was an ordinary illness that is expected to end, he has the right to forgive. As for deathbed illness, there is no forgiveness in it; he is placed under legal interdiction.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: My father lent me a sum of money for the purpose of marrying a second wife, and I promised to repay it, but I was unable to do so because my father’s health deteriorated. He said that he forgave everyone who owed him a right, and he included me among them. However, my brothers objected and said, “We do not forgive you.” Is my father’s forgiveness of me valid and not contrary to the Shari'ah?
Answer:
If it was during his deathbed illness, he has no right to forgive. But if it was an ordinary illness that is expected to end, he has the right to forgive. As for deathbed illness, there is no forgiveness in it; he is placed under legal interdiction.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-12-02-1440هـ — alfawzan.live (1:07:00)
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