A man bequeathed that two thousand pounds be given in charity from his wealth: one thousand to be given in charity on his behalf and one thousand to be given in charity to his wife . . . ?
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The questioner : Recently, he left two thousand pounds in the house: one thousand for me and one thousand for his wife ... .
The Shaykh : You mean he made a will, meaning he wrote a will, and then he passed away?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that so?
The questioner : He has two thousand pounds in real estate.
The Shaykh : He has two thousand pounds from the real estate?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Who does the real estate belong to?
The questioner : It is in his ownership.
The Shaykh : It is his, but he bequeathed from the price of the real estate two thousand: one thousand for him.
The questioner : And one thousand for his wife.
The Shaykh : One thousand for him means that they give it in charity for his soul after his death.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And they continue with it.
The questioner : Yes, so they found seven hundred pounds in his pocket.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Now, seven hundred pounds came out of it ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So is this considered part of the bequeathed amount?
The Shaykh : No, this is the right of the heirs. He bequeathed in it, as you say, two thousand.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So if we consider these for him, it means it becomes two thousand and seven hundred.
The questioner : These two thousand that he bequeathed in them ... what do they do with them?
The Shaykh : In his view, from what is bequeathed to him, which is what is prescribed, of course, they give it in charity. They build a well for him, or they build for him anything from which the reward returns to the bequeather.
The questioner : I mean ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : The seven hundred pounds that ... .
The Shaykh : These seven hundred are a matter of subtraction and addition: seven hundred from one thousand leaves him with three hundred. These three hundred.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is what we are discussing, my brother. Did he not bequeath two thousand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So we need to calculate these seven hundred for him. It came to him as two thousand and seven hundred.
The questioner : These people received it in ... and they also ate from it.
The Shaykh : And they ate in the name of what?
The questioner : In the name that they gave it to these poor people.
The Shaykh : The poor people eat, but what do they eat?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for them to eat.
The questioner : Of course ... .
...
The Shaykh : No ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : You mean he made a will, meaning he wrote a will, and then he passed away?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that so?
The questioner : He has two thousand pounds in real estate.
The Shaykh : He has two thousand pounds from the real estate?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Who does the real estate belong to?
The questioner : It is in his ownership.
The Shaykh : It is his, but he bequeathed from the price of the real estate two thousand: one thousand for him.
The questioner : And one thousand for his wife.
The Shaykh : One thousand for him means that they give it in charity for his soul after his death.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And they continue with it.
The questioner : Yes, so they found seven hundred pounds in his pocket.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Now, seven hundred pounds came out of it ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So is this considered part of the bequeathed amount?
The Shaykh : No, this is the right of the heirs. He bequeathed in it, as you say, two thousand.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So if we consider these for him, it means it becomes two thousand and seven hundred.
The questioner : These two thousand that he bequeathed in them ... what do they do with them?
The Shaykh : In his view, from what is bequeathed to him, which is what is prescribed, of course, they give it in charity. They build a well for him, or they build for him anything from which the reward returns to the bequeather.
The questioner : I mean ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : The seven hundred pounds that ... .
The Shaykh : These seven hundred are a matter of subtraction and addition: seven hundred from one thousand leaves him with three hundred. These three hundred.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is what we are discussing, my brother. Did he not bequeath two thousand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So we need to calculate these seven hundred for him. It came to him as two thousand and seven hundred.
The questioner : These people received it in ... and they also ate from it.
The Shaykh : And they ate in the name of what?
The questioner : In the name that they gave it to these poor people.
The Shaykh : The poor people eat, but what do they eat?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for them to eat.
The questioner : Of course ... .
...
The Shaykh : No ... .
The questioner : ...
There is no bequest for an heir
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