A man from Egypt died and left behind money from his work insurance; what should his colleagues do with this money?
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The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh? We had a man from Egypt who was working at the municipality. He fell ill, was hospitalized, and died there.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, he had been working at the municipality for, God knows, six months to a year. They were deducting about two or three dinars from his salary each month. It turned out that he was employed by the municipality, so when he died, the municipality paid out a sum of one thousand five hundred dinars. He is currently deceased in Egypt, meaning we will transfer the body from here to Egypt today...
The Shaykh : He has no family here.
The questioner : Yes, he is not even married.
The Shaykh : Okay, so he has no relatives here.
The questioner : No, we are his relatives as his fellow townspeople.
The Shaykh : His fellow townspeople.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, why do you want to transfer him to Egypt?
The questioner : Well, it is... like this. When someone has problems in the village in Upper Egypt...
The Shaykh : If you bury him here, what will happen?
The questioner : The matter is that... it is required that anyone who dies abroad...
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, answer the question.
The questioner : Problems will arise in the town, my master.
The Shaykh : What problems?
The questioner : The problems are that everyone here in Jordan...
The Shaykh : Now he is repeating the answer.
The questioner : They witnessed the death and went to the village. It is possible that a group from the village families will gather against him, and major problems and great fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) may arise. We know that the deceased should be buried in the place where he died, but we mean, to the extent possible, we can talk to the people, but no one can reach us.
The Shaykh : My brother, if you bury him here, what will happen?
The questioner : We, our Shaykh, cannot bury him here. We are asking now about the ruling regarding the death.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Are you asking me about something you cannot do, or something you can do?
The questioner : No, we cannot do it.
The Shaykh : Why are you asking because you cannot do it?
The questioner : We, our Shaykh, want to ask about the money; what is its ruling?
The Shaykh : Shaykh, are you asking about the burial or about the money?
The questioner : About the money, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : What about the money?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with the money.
The questioner : We do not know, meaning they say there is...
The Shaykh : There is no power or might except with Allah. So you are not asking about the burial; you are asking about the money.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the story of the money? Tell me from the beginning.
The questioner : This money is insurance that the worker receives at the end of his work period.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In exchange for them taking one, two, or three dinars from his monthly salary.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he is going to receive, meaning after he leaves his job, they give him a sum of money.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So, he worked for about six or seven months or a year. They took from his salary at least, at most, five dinars, but they are giving him one thousand five hundred dinars.
The Shaykh : What they deducted from his salary is halal (lawful).
The questioner : And the rest...
The Shaykh : Riba.
The questioner : Okay, at this time, his family is demanding it from us.
The Shaykh: How.
The questioner : His family in Egypt is demanding the amount that we paid out from here.
The Shaykh : Do you mean that you received it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, you hand the money over to his family and explain the Islamic ruling to them.
The questioner : And they will deal with it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We have no claim in this matter.
The Shaykh : No, you fulfill the trust and convey the Islamic ruling.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : We want, our Shaykh, also...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Another question, once more.
The Shaykh : No, good evening.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh? We had a man from Egypt who was working at the municipality. He fell ill, was hospitalized, and died there.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, he had been working at the municipality for, God knows, six months to a year. They were deducting about two or three dinars from his salary each month. It turned out that he was employed by the municipality, so when he died, the municipality paid out a sum of one thousand five hundred dinars. He is currently deceased in Egypt, meaning we will transfer the body from here to Egypt today...
The Shaykh : He has no family here.
The questioner : Yes, he is not even married.
The Shaykh : Okay, so he has no relatives here.
The questioner : No, we are his relatives as his fellow townspeople.
The Shaykh : His fellow townspeople.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, why do you want to transfer him to Egypt?
The questioner : Well, it is... like this. When someone has problems in the village in Upper Egypt...
The Shaykh : If you bury him here, what will happen?
The questioner : The matter is that... it is required that anyone who dies abroad...
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, answer the question.
The questioner : Problems will arise in the town, my master.
The Shaykh : What problems?
The questioner : The problems are that everyone here in Jordan...
The Shaykh : Now he is repeating the answer.
The questioner : They witnessed the death and went to the village. It is possible that a group from the village families will gather against him, and major problems and great fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) may arise. We know that the deceased should be buried in the place where he died, but we mean, to the extent possible, we can talk to the people, but no one can reach us.
The Shaykh : My brother, if you bury him here, what will happen?
The questioner : We, our Shaykh, cannot bury him here. We are asking now about the ruling regarding the death.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Are you asking me about something you cannot do, or something you can do?
The questioner : No, we cannot do it.
The Shaykh : Why are you asking because you cannot do it?
The questioner : We, our Shaykh, want to ask about the money; what is its ruling?
The Shaykh : Shaykh, are you asking about the burial or about the money?
The questioner : About the money, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : What about the money?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with the money.
The questioner : We do not know, meaning they say there is...
The Shaykh : There is no power or might except with Allah. So you are not asking about the burial; you are asking about the money.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the story of the money? Tell me from the beginning.
The questioner : This money is insurance that the worker receives at the end of his work period.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In exchange for them taking one, two, or three dinars from his monthly salary.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he is going to receive, meaning after he leaves his job, they give him a sum of money.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So, he worked for about six or seven months or a year. They took from his salary at least, at most, five dinars, but they are giving him one thousand five hundred dinars.
The Shaykh : What they deducted from his salary is halal (lawful).
The questioner : And the rest...
The Shaykh : Riba.
The questioner : Okay, at this time, his family is demanding it from us.
The Shaykh: How.
The questioner : His family in Egypt is demanding the amount that we paid out from here.
The Shaykh : Do you mean that you received it?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, you hand the money over to his family and explain the Islamic ruling to them.
The questioner : And they will deal with it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We have no claim in this matter.
The Shaykh : No, you fulfill the trust and convey the Islamic ruling.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : We want, our Shaykh, also...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Another question, once more.
The Shaykh : No, good evening.
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