How is the capital of a partnership returned to the unknown heirs of the deceased?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I took a sum of money from a person for a partnership in a business, and he has passed away. His question is: Should I look for his children and heirs to return the amount to them, or should I give it in charity on his behalf?
Answer:
No, do not give it in charity on his behalf. Look for them and give it to them, because they inherited it from him. Or, if you do not know them, announce it in the newspapers and journals: "Whoever is an heir of so-and-so, please contact me." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I took a sum of money from a person for a partnership in a business, and he has passed away. His question is: Should I look for his children and heirs to return the amount to them, or should I give it in charity on his behalf?
Answer:
No, do not give it in charity on his behalf. Look for them and give it to them, because they inherited it from him. Or, if you do not know them, announce it in the newspapers and journals: "Whoever is an heir of so-and-so, please contact me." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 419- كيف يرد مال الشراكة لورثة المتوفى المجهولين؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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