Fatwaa.net - Fatawa | A man took a loan for his brothers to buy plots of land amounting to (100,000) dinars, and the remaining lands are in his name. His brothers paid the first installment after his death, and the loan was canceled for him. They pledged to repay his debts to the bank for another loan he had of (60,000) dinars. Should his brothers return (40,000) dinars to the deceased's children because the canceled amount is (100,000) dinars and they will only pay (60,000) dinars, or do they owe nothing?

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14 / 07 / 2026

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Repayment of the Bank Loan for the Deceased

Question

A man took a loan for his brothers to buy plots of land amounting to (100,000) dinars, and the remaining lands are in his name. His brothers paid the first installment after his death, and the loan was canceled for him. They pledged to repay his debts to the bank for another loan he had of (60,000) dinars. Should his brothers return (40,000) dinars to the deceased's children because the canceled amount is (100,000) dinars and they will only pay (60,000) dinars, or do they owe nothing?

Answer

I say, and with God's success: If the loan was taken specifically for the brothers, and due to his death the loan to the bank has been canceled, then the brothers are no longer obligated to anything, and God knows best.

Repayment of the Bank Loan for the Deceased

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