LessonsKitab al-Sawm: Pregnancy, Nursing, Permanent Inability and FidyaQuiz

“Fa-awṣā bihi” means the deceased made a bequest concerning the remaining fasting obligation. Hanafi elaboration gives the bequest a particular role in authorizing the feeding arrangement from the estate.

Without such a bequest, heirs are not automatically personally liable to pay it from their own resources. Voluntary arrangements by heirs have their own juristic details and should not be confused with a binding will.

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Why a bequest matters

Kitab al-Sawm: Pregnancy, Nursing, Permanent Inability and Fidya

“Fa-awṣā bihi” means the deceased made a bequest concerning the remaining fasting obligation. Hanafi elaboration gives the bequest a particular role in authorizing the feeding arrangement from the estate.

Without such a bequest, heirs are not automatically personally liable to pay it from their own resources. Voluntary arrangements by heirs have their own juristic details and should not be confused with a binding will.