The executor is liable for the bequeathed property if he disposes of it contrary to the testator's intention
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The first question of Fatwa number ( 16341 )
Q1: My father passed away and bequeathed to me that I should give one-third of his wealth in sheep for him and his mother, but I did not give anything due to my ignorance. I sold the sheep three years after his death. What should I do?
A1: It is obligatory for you to give the one-third that your father bequeathed from his sheep or from their value. Since you did not give anything and you sold the sheep and disposed of their price, it is obligatory for you to pay the amount of one-third of their value and to carry out what your father bequeathed; because the bequest takes precedence in execution over inheritance. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: My father passed away and bequeathed to me that I should give one-third of his wealth in sheep for him and his mother, but I did not give anything due to my ignorance. I sold the sheep three years after his death. What should I do?
A1: It is obligatory for you to give the one-third that your father bequeathed from his sheep or from their value. Since you did not give anything and you sold the sheep and disposed of their price, it is obligatory for you to pay the amount of one-third of their value and to carry out what your father bequeathed; because the bequest takes precedence in execution over inheritance. 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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