The heirs agreed to contribute the money their father left to a Masjid. As for the house, they all agreed that one of them should pay the money due on

A: First: If all the heirs, among whom there are no minors, waive their right to (Part No. 11; Page No. 290) the house for their brother in return for him settling their father's debt, there is no harm in this because this is their right.Second: If your brother takes it upon himself to pay off the debt, he can choose to either pay it in installments according to the system implemented by the Real Estate Bank or choose to pay it off at once.Third: If a person undertakes the responsibility to pay off the debt of a deceased person, then the deceased person is absolved of the debt and it is waived from him, but he is not totally absolved until it has been paid in full to the bank. There is no harm in deferring payment by paying it in installments. This will not harm your father In sha’a-Allah (if Allah wills) because he has a right to deferment and because the debt involves a collateral.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.