Disposing of the remaining money after paying off the deceased's debt
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man died with a debt upon him, so his tribal relatives gathered money or the debt from his people; they collected money and paid off his debt. Some of the money that was collected remained. What do we do with it?
Answer:
Seek the permission of the owners of the money. If they permit that it be given in charity to a needy person, give it in charity to a needy person. Yes. And if it is not possible to seek their permission, give it in charity to a needy person. The reward is for everyone, if Allah wills. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man died with a debt upon him, so his tribal relatives gathered money or the debt from his people; they collected money and paid off his debt. Some of the money that was collected remained. What do we do with it?
Answer:
Seek the permission of the owners of the money. If they permit that it be given in charity to a needy person, give it in charity to a needy person. Yes. And if it is not possible to seek their permission, give it in charity to a needy person. The reward is for everyone, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الرخصة في إعادة الجماعة وركعتي الطواف في كل وقت — islamhouse.com (57:02)
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