How to settle the debt of a deceased person if the creditor is also deceased
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 9341 )
Q1: I am a young man of fourteen years old, and my father passed away ten years ago, and I do not know what he looked like. My father borrowed 40 Saudi riyals from an old woman, and she has also passed away. My father died without settling this debt. There is a man in the village who dreams of my father every day, and he used to say in his dream: If my family hopes for the nights and days, they will release me from this debt. How is this debt to be settled when the debtor is deceased and the creditor is also deceased? And how much do the 40 Saudi riyals convert to in Saudi riyals?
A1: If the situation is as described, and it is established in the Shari'ah that your father borrowed and did not settle the debt until he died, it is obligatory for you to settle what he owed from his estate, provided that it has not been distributed among his heirs. Otherwise, it is obligatory for every heir to settle a portion of this debt according to his share of the estate. This is done by giving that amount to the heirs of the old woman. If she has no heirs or they are not known, then give it in charity on behalf of the old woman to the poor. What is required is to settle its value in paper currency. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: I am a young man of fourteen years old, and my father passed away ten years ago, and I do not know what he looked like. My father borrowed 40 Saudi riyals from an old woman, and she has also passed away. My father died without settling this debt. There is a man in the village who dreams of my father every day, and he used to say in his dream: If my family hopes for the nights and days, they will release me from this debt. How is this debt to be settled when the debtor is deceased and the creditor is also deceased? And how much do the 40 Saudi riyals convert to in Saudi riyals?
A1: If the situation is as described, and it is established in the Shari'ah that your father borrowed and did not settle the debt until he died, it is obligatory for you to settle what he owed from his estate, provided that it has not been distributed among his heirs. Otherwise, it is obligatory for every heir to settle a portion of this debt according to his share of the estate. This is done by giving that amount to the heirs of the old woman. If she has no heirs or they are not known, then give it in charity on behalf of the old woman to the poor. What is required is to settle its value in paper currency. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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