Money remaining after executing a will to use a third of the estate for offering Ud-hiyah

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Q: A man passed away after he made a will to use a third of what he left in offering Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) on his and his parents behalf. However, some money remains from the third after offering the Ud-hiyah and his son asks whether he should offer another Ud-hiyah or distribute the rest among inheritors? (Part No. 11; Page No. 281

A: If the reality is as you have mentioned with regard to the remaining part of the third of his father's will, then the ruling is as follows. If the son is the administrator of his father's will and there is no legal determination regarding what may be left after offering the Ud-hiyah, such as giving the rest to certain institutions or persons, then the remainder of the third should be spent in charitable ways, such as participating in building mosques and furnishing them or paying the remaining money in charity to the needy. If he has some poor relatives who are in need of charity, they are more deserving to take from the rest of the third.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.