A person died leaving behind wealth, and it became widely known that he had endowed it. Is it to be distributed among the heirs?
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The questioner : There is no one to testify.
The Shaykh : Nothing contradicts it; that is, by widespread report, it is widely reported among them that it was an endowment.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, so we tell the heirs: Since it is widely reported, the scrupulousness in your case is not to take it. Let it be used for the construction of a mosque, and the matter is settled.
The questioner : She has no heir except my grandfather.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : She is childless; she has no heir.
The Shaykh : Except?
The questioner : My grandfather, her brother.
The Shaykh : Are you there?
The questioner : No, he passed away.
The Shaykh : All right, if he passed away, his heirs are...
The questioner : His sons.
The Shaykh : His sons and his wives; they are the ones who have this wealth.
The questioner : Is there zakah on this amount?
The Shaykh : There is no zakah on it, because its status has not yet been clarified.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yasar.
The Shaykh : Nothing contradicts it; that is, by widespread report, it is widely reported among them that it was an endowment.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, so we tell the heirs: Since it is widely reported, the scrupulousness in your case is not to take it. Let it be used for the construction of a mosque, and the matter is settled.
The questioner : She has no heir except my grandfather.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : She is childless; she has no heir.
The Shaykh : Except?
The questioner : My grandfather, her brother.
The Shaykh : Are you there?
The questioner : No, he passed away.
The Shaykh : All right, if he passed away, his heirs are...
The questioner : His sons.
The Shaykh : His sons and his wives; they are the ones who have this wealth.
The questioner : Is there zakah on this amount?
The Shaykh : There is no zakah on it, because its status has not yet been clarified.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yasar.