The ruling on the mahr of a previous wife upon his death
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Question:
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, about the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding a man who died without paying the mahr of his previous wife, knowing that the wife forgave him before his death. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
It is a debt in his liability and a right of the wife. So as long as she forgave it, he owes nothing, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, about the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding a man who died without paying the mahr of his previous wife, knowing that the wife forgave him before his death. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
It is a debt in his liability and a right of the wife. So as long as she forgave it, he owes nothing, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/220 — archive.org (13:24)
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