What is obligatory for a man who sued his friend for two years, and then his friend died?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a young man, and I had a close friend who falsely accused me of theft. I sued him for two years, and then he died. He asks: What is obligatory for me now?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you, if you have anything owed to him, to pay it to his heirs. If you have nothing owed to him, it is obligatory for you to forgive him if he wronged you in the lawsuit. If you have nothing, what is obligatory for you, or rather what is recommended for you, is to forgive him and pardon him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a young man, and I had a close friend who falsely accused me of theft. I sued him for two years, and then he died. He asks: What is obligatory for me now?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you, if you have anything owed to him, to pay it to his heirs. If you have nothing owed to him, it is obligatory for you to forgive him if he wronged you in the lawsuit. If you have nothing, what is obligatory for you, or rather what is recommended for you, is to forgive him and pardon him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على رجل خاصم صديقه لمدة سنتين ثم مات صديقه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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