Does the soul of the deceased remain suspended due to his debt to his uncle, knowing that they had agreed to settle the debt from the rent of a shop owned by the deceased, and that his uncle forgives him the debt?
The soul of a believer is tied to their debt until it is paid off for them, and the deceased is withheld from Paradise if they were negligent and caused the debt to be lost. The majority of scholars hold that deferred debts become due upon death. However, if the creditor pardons the deceased, absolves them, agrees to the deferment, and the heirs commit to it, then there is no harm, and the deceased's obligation is cleared. But if the heirs do not commit to the deferred debt, then it must be paid immediately from the inheritance.
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