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30 / 06 / 2026
Paying Charity for the Sisters
My sister-in-law passed away some time ago, and she left us an amount of about 1400 shekels, from which some expenses for the mourning and the grave were paid. The important remaining amount is 650 shekels, and we want to distribute it to her sisters. Is this correct? Because they want to pay the amount in her name to the needy, and her sisters are very needy and are more deserving. What do you think?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: This money is considered an inheritance from her, which her heirs will take unless they wish to distribute it to the poor, in which case it is permissible, and God knows best.
