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AL-KAFI #1472: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN WANG PUSAKA BAGI MEMBIAYAI KOS PENGURUSAN HARTA PUSAKA
Is it permissible to use inheritance funds to pay the costs of administering the estate itself?
Short answer
Using the deceased's estate to pay the costs of administering it is permitted, including fees for medical reports, lawyers and service charges.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Using the deceased's estate to pay the costs of administering it is permitted, including fees for medical reports, lawyers and service charges. Distributing the estate is an obligation owed to the deceased, and since it cannot be carried out without these costs, the usul fiqh principle makes covering them obligatory as well. The use of estate funds is done with the agreement of the heirs, who are required to agree if they cannot afford to pay the costs themselves. The ruling also advises administrators not to impose excessively high charges.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, berdasarkan penjelasan yang telah diberikan, kami simpulkan bahawa penggunaan harta pusaka bagi tujuan membiayai caj dan kos pengurusan harta dan segala yang berkaitan dengannya seperti bayaran laporan perubatan, upah peguam dan sebagainya adalah dibolehkan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1472: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN WANG PUSAKA BAGI MEMBIAYAI KOS PENGURUSAN HARTA PUSAKA”, 11 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3875-al-kafi-1472-hukum-menggunakan-wang-pusaka-bagi-membiayai-kos-pengurusan-harta-pusaka. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/using-inheritance-funds-for-estate-administration-costs/