My father died leaving a debt of sixty silver riyals


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Q: My father died leaving a debt of sixty silver Riyals, which is the price of clothes and furnishings he had bought forty years ago. I tried hard to find the creditor, but I could not. What should I do now regarding the debt of my father? Should the money be paid according to the market value of silver? Kindly advise me on this issue, may Allah reward you with the best!


A: The mentioned dirhams are a debt on your father. They should be repaid either as silver coins if available or to pay their equal value in cash. They should be paid out of his left estate, if he has left any. If he has no inheritance and you are earnest to repay his debt, this is most virtuous. But if you can not find the creditor after exerting all means of searching, then you may give the sum of the debt in charity on his behalf. (Part No. 7; Page No. 220) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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