Paying the debt of the deceased to his heirs
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The questioner:
A man passed away and he had a debt with me. Should I give the money in charity, or should I hand it over to his family, or what should I do?
The Shaykh:
A man.
The questioner:
He passed away and he had a debt with me. Should I give the money in charity, or should I hand it over to my family?
The Shaykh:
You hand it over to the heirs. You hand it over to the agent, the agent who took charge of his estate after him. You give him the amount, saying, "This is a debt I owe him, so that he can deliver it to the heirs, the trusted agent appointed after the deceased." Yes.
A man passed away and he had a debt with me. Should I give the money in charity, or should I hand it over to his family, or what should I do?
The Shaykh:
A man.
The questioner:
He passed away and he had a debt with me. Should I give the money in charity, or should I hand it over to my family?
The Shaykh:
You hand it over to the heirs. You hand it over to the agent, the agent who took charge of his estate after him. You give him the amount, saying, "This is a debt I owe him, so that he can deliver it to the heirs, the trusted agent appointed after the deceased." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم تقبيل المصحف؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com (0:10)
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