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Whether Zakat should be paid on behalf of the deceased if he does not make a will 1489958784

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Question

A friend of my father passed away a few days ago. Who was a big businessman. Being a religious person, he used to pay zakat regularly every year. But about three years before his death, he was seriously ill and bedridden. So even though he gave some alms, he could not pay the zakat for these three years with full calculation and he did not say anything about it before his death. Now his heirs, including his sons and daughters, want to know whether they have to pay zakat for those years from their own share. 2278697318

Answer

- حامداومصلياومسلما، بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم -

Since your father's friend has left a fortune, the zakat of those years should be paid on behalf of the deceased for his adult heirs, and if they do, it will be collected on behalf of the deceased, insha'Allah. However, since he did not make any will in this regard, it is not necessary for the heirs; If you want to give, you have to be spontaneous. It is to be noted that in the case in question, if the heirs of the deceased want to collect the zakat of those years from his inheritance, then it has to be collected only from the share of the adult heirs. Minors cannot be taken from their share if they have any heirs. 3929696796

- والله اعلم باالصواب -

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Source

  • -কিতাবুল আছল, Part: 2, Page: 77
  • মুখতারাতুন নাওয়াযিল, Part: 1, Page: 433
  • আলমুহীতুল বুরহানী, Part: 3, Page: 240
  • ফাতাওয়া হিন্দিয়া, Part: 1, Page: 193
  • হাশিয়াতুত তাহতাবী আলাদ্দুর, Part: 1, Page: 465

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