The Ruling on the Debts of a Former Muslim and the Liquidation of His Assets
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The questioner:
Meaning, it increased in the possession of the one who desired it. We have reached a point where there is a decrease and he took it.
The Shaykh:
By the decrease, it does not contradict, or by the increase, it does not increase. What happens to you, O Shaykh, is what was the case. He does not say "by the Messenger," he says "by his eye."
The questioner:
I ask Allah, I ask Allah to keep him safe. The one who was a disbeliever then became Muslim, he had trade, meaning he left debts and so on and so on. What is his ruling?
The Shaykh:
To the causes that count the debts against him, he is required to pay them off.
Meaning, it increased in the possession of the one who desired it. We have reached a point where there is a decrease and he took it.
The Shaykh:
By the decrease, it does not contradict, or by the increase, it does not increase. What happens to you, O Shaykh, is what was the case. He does not say "by the Messenger," he says "by his eye."
The questioner:
I ask Allah, I ask Allah to keep him safe. The one who was a disbeliever then became Muslim, he had trade, meaning he left debts and so on and so on. What is his ruling?
The Shaykh:
To the causes that count the debts against him, he is required to pay them off.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب التفليس والحَجْر — islamhouse.com (6:21)
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