Settling a debt to the mother and brothers by giving charity or a feast
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I owe my mother and my brothers a sum of nine hundred and fifty riyals, and I am too shy to tell them about it. Is it obligatory for me to give it as charity on their behalf, or should I gather it?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I owe my mother and my brothers a sum of nine hundred and fifty riyals, and I am too shy to tell them about it. Is it obligatory for me to give it as charity on their behalf, or should I gather them for a lunch or dinner?
The Shaykh:
But this is not permissible, nor is it permissible to have money in your debt that you give them. You must ask them for forgiveness, and you are not absolved of it except by that. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I owe my mother and my brothers a sum of nine hundred and fifty riyals, and I am too shy to tell them about it. Is it obligatory for me to give it as charity on their behalf, or should I gather it?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I owe my mother and my brothers a sum of nine hundred and fifty riyals, and I am too shy to tell them about it. Is it obligatory for me to give it as charity on their behalf, or should I gather them for a lunch or dinner?
The Shaykh:
But this is not permissible, nor is it permissible to have money in your debt that you give them. You must ask them for forgiveness, and you are not absolved of it except by that. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [21] — alfawzan.live (1:28:55)
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