The ruling on considering bills and tuition fees as a debt on the deceased
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The questioner:
Are invoices and tuition fees considered a debt on the deceased, and for the one who wants to perform Hajj?
The Shaykh:
If the bills are for electricity, telephone, or other things he consumed, and they are expenses, then they are a debt on him, a debt in his liability that is paid from his estate, for the bills. And the second one, what is it?
The questioner:
The bills and tuition fees.
The Shaykh:
Tuition fees. Yes, they are a debt in his liability, because this is a right owed to him and to others. If fees are charged for studies, it is because the state does not spend on education. In some countries, the state does not spend on education, so fees are placed on the students for their benefit. This is considered part of the debt on him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Are invoices and tuition fees considered a debt on the deceased, and for the one who wants to perform Hajj?
The Shaykh:
If the bills are for electricity, telephone, or other things he consumed, and they are expenses, then they are a debt on him, a debt in his liability that is paid from his estate, for the bills. And the second one, what is it?
The questioner:
The bills and tuition fees.
The Shaykh:
Tuition fees. Yes, they are a debt in his liability, because this is a right owed to him and to others. If fees are charged for studies, it is because the state does not spend on education. In some countries, the state does not spend on education, so fees are placed on the students for their benefit. This is considered part of the debt on him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/45 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (34:33)
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