The ruling on the remaining third bequeathed for Hajj and charity
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Question:
I am a man whose father left me a will to take one-third of his wealth, to perform two Hajj pilgrimages on behalf of two women from Harir, and to give the remainder in charity during Ramadan. I have performed the two Hajj pilgrimages as my father ordered, and the third remains as it is. Should I spend the third on his children, or should I take the third for myself? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Since it has befallen you, spend the remainder in Ramadan as charity, in accordance with what your father bequeathed to you after the two Hajj pilgrimages. The charity your father mentioned for Ramadan is a voluntary act. If you and your brothers are in need, then the charity is for you; distribute it among yourselves if you are poor and in need, and there is no harm in that. If your father distributed the remainder among the poor in Ramadan, and you are poor, then there is no harm. Yes.
I am a man whose father left me a will to take one-third of his wealth, to perform two Hajj pilgrimages on behalf of two women from Harir, and to give the remainder in charity during Ramadan. I have performed the two Hajj pilgrimages as my father ordered, and the third remains as it is. Should I spend the third on his children, or should I take the third for myself? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Since it has befallen you, spend the remainder in Ramadan as charity, in accordance with what your father bequeathed to you after the two Hajj pilgrimages. The charity your father mentioned for Ramadan is a voluntary act. If you and your brothers are in need, then the charity is for you; distribute it among yourselves if you are poor and in need, and there is no harm in that. If your father distributed the remainder among the poor in Ramadan, and you are poor, then there is no harm. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١٤ — archive.org (13:50)
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