The Ruling on the Wealth of a Deceased Person Who Has No Heirs
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Question:
And regarding shirk (associating partners with Allah) in relation to those who handle inheritance, Ibn Farhan, according to the view that one is held accountable for the act of inheritance, why is it sent to the door of the deceased in the Bayt al-Mal (public treasury)? And why was it not said that the door of the deceased, if that person died, has a share?
Answer:
What is the extent? The deceased has gone, what is the extent of the wealth? The wealth has moved from him, so it becomes either for the Bayt al-Mal of the Muslims, or for those with kinship ties. When the deceased dies, that is it, his wealth is no longer his wealth, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2379Sahih (Darussalam) He has nothing but the work of the house, he goes to pray in the world for you, and this wealth Allah has made to move among the servants for the sake of benefits. As soon as his soul departs, his wealth becomes wealth [for others]. If he has millions of millions, that is it, he does not come out except with a bead, he has nothing, just as he entered the world with nothing, is that not so? He entered the world with nothing, so Allah gave him this wealth to benefit from it, to give charity from it, and to prepare for his Hereafter. When he dies, the matter ends, it falls to others, others take it too, they expand with it and do good with it. This wealth is a loan. Do you think these wealths of yours are yours?
This is a loan,[Al-Hadid 57:7] as trustees. The hadith says wealth is the wealth of Allah, but Allah gave it to the servants as a loan, they use it during their lifetime, then it moves to others. Yes.
And regarding shirk (associating partners with Allah) in relation to those who handle inheritance, Ibn Farhan, according to the view that one is held accountable for the act of inheritance, why is it sent to the door of the deceased in the Bayt al-Mal (public treasury)? And why was it not said that the door of the deceased, if that person died, has a share?
Answer:
What is the extent? The deceased has gone, what is the extent of the wealth? The wealth has moved from him, so it becomes either for the Bayt al-Mal of the Muslims, or for those with kinship ties. When the deceased dies, that is it, his wealth is no longer his wealth, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Three things follow the deceased: his deeds, his family, and his wealth. Two of them return, and one remains.
يتبع الميت ثلاثة عمله وأهله وماله، فيرجع اثنان ويبقىSo his family and his wealth returns, and his deeds remain.
الثالث يرجع أهله وماله ويبقى عمله،This is a loan,
and spend out of that in which He has made you successors
وَأَنفِقُوا مِمَّا جَعَلَكُم مُّسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ
Source
مال الميت الذي ليس له وارث — alfawzan.live
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