The ruling on money bequeathed for charity
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. This woman has a sum of money, may Allah bless you. She has a husband and no children. Before her illness, she wished to find someone to give this money to so that he would put it into building a mosque or a charitable project. So what is to be done with this amount now? Is it to be given in charity to...?
The Shaykh:
It remains for the heirs. Yes. It remains for the heirs.
The questioner:
We are waiting.
The Shaykh:
He has a claim to it, and if she dies, it is distributed among the heirs, and the intention does not remove it from its original status.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah bless you. This woman has a sum of money, may Allah bless you. She has a husband and no children. Before her illness, she wished to find someone to give this money to so that he would put it into building a mosque or a charitable project. So what is to be done with this amount now? Is it to be given in charity to...?
The Shaykh:
It remains for the heirs. Yes. It remains for the heirs.
The questioner:
We are waiting.
The Shaykh:
He has a claim to it, and if she dies, it is distributed among the heirs, and the intention does not remove it from its original status.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب الرجاء : الأحاديث : [ 416 - 418 ] — islamhouse.com (10:28)
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