DAILY FIQH

Question: What sequence should be followed in the develoution of an estate of a deceased?

Answer: The following sequence should be adopted:
Firstly, pay for the burial expenses from the estate.
Secondly, settle all outstanding debt from the remainder of the estate.
Thirdly, if the deceased person made a will, then fulfill it from 1/3 of the balance of the estate.
Thereafter, whatever remains should be distributed among the deserving heirs according to their shares.

AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Yusuf Moosagie

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