Paying for a funeral from the deceased's estate without a bequest
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Question:
He also asks: If a person dies suddenly and does not leave a bequest for his funeral, is it permissible for his family to pay for his funeral from his estate?
Answer:
Yes, if they did not appoint, they take from their path from his wealth: a third, or less, or more. If they are mature and they permit giving a third, or a quarter, or less, or more, from his wealth, or a building to be endowed, or a house to be endowed, this is not mixed. But if they are mature. As for the minors, the minors, no. This is only the right of the mature if they permit and give something from his wealth as an endowment for him, there is no harm. As for the minors, no. Nothing can be taken from their right, and the rest is the same; their right is accepted in full.
He also asks: If a person dies suddenly and does not leave a bequest for his funeral, is it permissible for his family to pay for his funeral from his estate?
Answer:
Yes, if they did not appoint, they take from their path from his wealth: a third, or less, or more. If they are mature and they permit giving a third, or a quarter, or less, or more, from his wealth, or a building to be endowed, or a house to be endowed, this is not mixed. But if they are mature. As for the minors, the minors, no. This is only the right of the mature if they permit and give something from his wealth as an endowment for him, there is no harm. As for the minors, no. Nothing can be taken from their right, and the rest is the same; their right is accepted in full.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح مع الشيخ ابن باز — archive.org (1:16:25)
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