Paying the Debt of the Deceased Through Voluntary Charity and Zakah
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The questioner:
If there are matters regarding the city of Diras.
The Shaykh:
Voluntary charity is fine. One person can volunteer, one person can volunteer, and pay off his debt. He said: "Well, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was brought a deceased person to pray over, he saidAs-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 11:144 and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed, and Sunan an-Nasa'i 1961Sahih (Darussalam) so one of the Companions said Sahih Muslim 1884 and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and prayed over him. If one of the Muslims volunteers to pay off the debt of the deceased, this is a good thing, and he has a reward in it, and it is a release for his Muslim brother. As for paying zakah on behalf of the deceased to settle his debt, meaning paying zakah to settle the debt of the deceased, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. The majority hold that it is not valid, because Allah said, "Give zakah," and zakah is given to the living, it is given to the living. It is not possible to give zakah to the deceased because he is dead; the giving must involve a second party who receives the zakah. This is the view of the majority. Some scholars hold that there is no harm in it, that it is paid on behalf of the deceased, that it is paid on behalf of the deceased, but this is a matter of scrutiny. The first is the view of the majority, but the door of voluntary charity is open, and there is no problem with it and no disagreement about it. Yes.
The questioner:
Even the father, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is all the same, whether the heir or someone else. The heir is not obligated, the heir or the relative is not obligated to pay off the debt, but if he does it, it is from the perspective of dutifulness, excellence, and maintaining ties.
Another questioner:
And this is accepted in the summer until Ramadan, in these days.
The Shaykh:
No, when zakah becomes obligatory, it must be expedited and not delayed until.
If there are matters regarding the city of Diras.
The Shaykh:
Voluntary charity is fine. One person can volunteer, one person can volunteer, and pay off his debt. He said: "Well, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was brought a deceased person to pray over, he said
Does he have a debt? They said: Yes, two dinars.
هل عليه دين؟ قالوا نعم دينارانPray fro your companion.
قال صلوا على صاحبكمIt has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa`id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said (to him): Abu Sa`id, whoever cheerfully accepts Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion and Muhammad as his Apostle is necessarily entitled to enter Paradise. He (Abu Sa`id) wondered at it and said: Messenger of Allah, repeat it for me. He (the Messenger of Allah) did that and said: There is another act which elevates the position of a man in Paradise to a grade one hundred (higher), and the elevation between one grade and the other is equal to the height of the heaven from the earth. He (Abu Sa`id) said: What is that act? He replied: Jihad in the way of Allah! Jihad in the way of Allah!
الديناران علي يا رسول اللهThe questioner:
Even the father, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is all the same, whether the heir or someone else. The heir is not obligated, the heir or the relative is not obligated to pay off the debt, but if he does it, it is from the perspective of dutifulness, excellence, and maintaining ties.
Another questioner:
And this is accepted in the summer until Ramadan, in these days.
The Shaykh:
No, when zakah becomes obligatory, it must be expedited and not delayed until.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب التيمم — islamhouse.com (57:02)
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