If he died before the fruit began to ripen, we said it is obligatory upon the heirs, even if the estate has not been divided.
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The questioner : ... If he died before its ripening began, the beginning of ripening, then it becomes obligatory upon the heirs.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If the ripening had begun before ... each heir’s share, and it is known that ripening may begin in one or two days ... the heirs and the division of the estate may take a week.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How is this?
The Shaykh : Strange, for Muhammad! When do the heirs own the wealth?
The questioner : When they take it.
The Shaykh : No, they own it at the time of his death.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If the ripening had begun before ... each heir’s share, and it is known that ripening may begin in one or two days ... the heirs and the division of the estate may take a week.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How is this?
The Shaykh : Strange, for Muhammad! When do the heirs own the wealth?
The questioner : When they take it.
The Shaykh : No, they own it at the time of his death.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right?