Is it permissible for an heir to take the wealth of his deceased if it contains some riba (usury or interest)?
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The Shaykh : Yasar.
The questioner : Your Eminence, if a person inherits wealth from someone and knows that a portion of this wealth is explicit riba (usury or interest) and the rest is mixed, what should he do with the explicit, forbidden riba (usury or interest)?
The Shaykh : There is no harm in it; it is lawful for him because he acquired it through a permissible means, which is inheritance. However, if you know that this is so-and-so’s property and that the deceased usurped it, then it is not lawful for you. But if it was forbidden due to how it was earned, such as being taken through riba (usury or interest) or the like, then there is no harm in it.
The questioner : I mean, if a bank or an individual says, “I have a sum for the deceased, for example, ten thousand or twenty thousand,” and he was dealing with them through riba (usury or interest), what should he do with this wealth?
The Shaykh : The heir says, “Give it to me,” and it is lawful for him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Right, guests only.
The questioner : Your Eminence, if a person inherits wealth from someone and knows that a portion of this wealth is explicit riba (usury or interest) and the rest is mixed, what should he do with the explicit, forbidden riba (usury or interest)?
The Shaykh : There is no harm in it; it is lawful for him because he acquired it through a permissible means, which is inheritance. However, if you know that this is so-and-so’s property and that the deceased usurped it, then it is not lawful for you. But if it was forbidden due to how it was earned, such as being taken through riba (usury or interest) or the like, then there is no harm in it.
The questioner : I mean, if a bank or an individual says, “I have a sum for the deceased, for example, ten thousand or twenty thousand,” and he was dealing with them through riba (usury or interest), what should he do with this wealth?
The Shaykh : The heir says, “Give it to me,” and it is lawful for him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Right, guests only.