Paying off the debts of a deceased father on behalf of his children
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person dies with debts and leaves no estate from which his debts can be paid, do the creditors turn to his children? And is it obligatory for the children to pay off their father's debts?
The Shaykh:
No, the creditors do not turn to his children unless the children consent. If they wish to be dutiful to their father and benefit him by paying his debts, that is a good thing. However, they cannot be compelled to do so. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And the debt remains in the liability of the debtor. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person dies with debts and leaves no estate from which his debts can be paid, do the creditors turn to his children? And is it obligatory for the children to pay off their father's debts?
The Shaykh:
No, the creditors do not turn to his children unless the children consent. If they wish to be dutiful to their father and benefit him by paying his debts, that is a good thing. However, they cannot be compelled to do so. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And the debt remains in the liability of the debtor. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: في أحكام الجوار — islamhouse.com (1:14:06)
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