A man died in debt and has no guardian; what is his ruling?
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The questioner : A man died in debt and has no guardian; what is his ruling?
The Shaykh : A man, what?
The questioner : A man died in debt and has no guardian; what is his ruling?
The Shaykh : A man died in debt and has no guardian; what is the ruling on what?
The questioner : His ruling.
The Shaykh : His ruling is this: If he died in debt and was striving to repay the debt, Allah will repay it on his behalf and be pleased with the creditor on the Day of Resurrection. But if he was not striving to repay the debt, then he will be punished in his grave because he died in debt to others without striving to repay this debt. If there were an Islamic state seeking the interests of individual Muslims, whenever it learned that a Muslim had died with a debt, the state would take charge of repaying it on his behalf. Unfortunately, this does not exist today. Therefore, those who die with debts, if they wish to be free from the punishment of the debt, must always strive to repay this debt as long as they are alive. If they strive to repay it and then die, there is no sin on them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The Shaykh : A man, what?
The questioner : A man died in debt and has no guardian; what is his ruling?
The Shaykh : A man died in debt and has no guardian; what is the ruling on what?
The questioner : His ruling.
The Shaykh : His ruling is this: If he died in debt and was striving to repay the debt, Allah will repay it on his behalf and be pleased with the creditor on the Day of Resurrection. But if he was not striving to repay the debt, then he will be punished in his grave because he died in debt to others without striving to repay this debt. If there were an Islamic state seeking the interests of individual Muslims, whenever it learned that a Muslim had died with a debt, the state would take charge of repaying it on his behalf. Unfortunately, this does not exist today. Therefore, those who die with debts, if they wish to be free from the punishment of the debt, must always strive to repay this debt as long as they are alive. If they strive to repay it and then die, there is no sin on them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
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