The ruling on freeing a wealthy relative for his poor relative

The questioner : Oh man, the mahr. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. We said that the transmitted ruling, yes, the transmitted ruling: if the deceased was wealthy, the relative, the close relative, yes, the relative who inherits—we said it is obligatory for him to provide maintenance if the deceased was poor and the relative was wealthy.

The Shaykh : If he was poor, how does he return to us? He has no money.

The questioner : No, he is a stranger, and his heir is poor.

The Shaykh : Yes, he is wealthy and his heir is poor.

The questioner : And it is not obligatory for you.

The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him to provide maintenance; maintenance is the responsibility of the heir, not the deceased. Is that clear in the question?

The questioner : This is the question.

The Shaykh : It is not correct.

The questioner : The heir is among the relatives.

The Shaykh : All right.

The questioner : And Allah, he is poor.

The Shaykh : All right.

The questioner : And his relative is wealthy, meaning, if he dies, he will inherit from him. Yes. We said: if, by virtue of this kinship, he is poor, he must be provided for. Is that in the question?

The Shaykh : If the heir is wealthy and the deceased is poor, it is obligatory for the heir to provide for him, correct?

The questioner : By virtue of this, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, now we say: if the relative is a slave, he must be bought and given to you.

The Shaykh : No, no, it is not obligatory. It is not obligatory, because the slave is not in need right now; he has a master who provides for him, and he is not in need.

The questioner : Slavery, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, this is what Allah has decreed.