Mon 21 ربيع الثاني 1447 (13 Oct 2025)
legacy
Mufti:
The honorable scholar Muhammad bin Abdullah Awad Al-Muayyadi
Fatwa number: 13840
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Fatwa number: 13840
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a question: A man inherited money from his father. His father was chaste, pious and religious when it came to people’s money. Twenty-five years later, a man came to that heir and said to him: “Such-and-such a need did not belong to your father, but rather to so-and-so.” Another man came and said the same thing. This was despite the fact that so-and-so had never claimed or asked for that need, neither before nor after. We remained steadfast in that need during the time of the deceased and after him. So what is required of us in that regard?
The answer, and God is the Grantor of success, is that if this is the case, then there is no problem or embarrassment, and you are not obligated to do anything. Dispose of that item as you wish. However, if the person who is said to own it claims it to the judge and presents just and conclusive evidence that it is his, then you must comply with the ruling. Yes, if the heir has full knowledge that the item belongs to so-and-so, then it is obligatory to hand it over to him without quarrel or dispute.
Sayyid al-Allama al-Hujjah Muhammad ibn Abdullah Awad al-Muayyadi, may God protect him
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