The case of one who died and bequeathed a third of his wealth, but only a small amount was recovered from it
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Your Eminence! My father passed away and bequeathed a third of his wealth as charity on his behalf. We recovered approximately thirteen thousand from the amount, and the rest consists of his debts and needs, totaling approximately seventy-five thousand. These amounts are collected over long periods. What is the most appropriate thing we can do regarding this bequest?The Shaykh: Did he say charity?The questioner: Yes, he said charity on his behalf.
As for what you have recovered from his wealth so far, I think the best thing is to use it for the construction of a mosque; because a mosque is a continuous charity, and all Muslims gather in it at all times. As for what is taken from the debts, if the amount taken is small, such as one hundred riyals, then a third of it would be thirty-three riyals, or if you take, for example, thirty riyals, the third would be ten. So, whenever you receive an amount, take a third of it as charity for the poor and the needy.
The questioner: But what if we accumulate the amount on the basis that it will be a continuous charity, instead of the amount going to them all at once and being exhausted? We try to grow it?Answer: May Allah reward you! Do you guarantee that you will remain until you grow this money? And are you certain that this money will profit? It might be lost. It is not permissible to dispose of the inheritance in this manner. The third must be spent according to what the bequeather instructed, and praise be to Allah. If it happens that the money is exhausted, supplicating for him is better than this.
As for what you have recovered from his wealth so far, I think the best thing is to use it for the construction of a mosque; because a mosque is a continuous charity, and all Muslims gather in it at all times. As for what is taken from the debts, if the amount taken is small, such as one hundred riyals, then a third of it would be thirty-three riyals, or if you take, for example, thirty riyals, the third would be ten. So, whenever you receive an amount, take a third of it as charity for the poor and the needy.
The questioner: But what if we accumulate the amount on the basis that it will be a continuous charity, instead of the amount going to them all at once and being exhausted? We try to grow it?Answer: May Allah reward you! Do you guarantee that you will remain until you grow this money? And are you certain that this money will profit? It might be lost. It is not permissible to dispose of the inheritance in this manner. The third must be spent according to what the bequeather instructed, and praise be to Allah. If it happens that the money is exhausted, supplicating for him is better than this.