Do brothers who failed to pay their father's debt inherit from the profits of their brothers' work in the shop that was rented to the father, ten years after his death, and after the brothers paid the debt from their own money and sold the father's properties?
If a person dies while owing debts, the first things to be taken from their estate are the expenses for their burial and shrouding, then the repayment of their debts, and then the execution of their will. After that, the remaining inheritance is distributed among their heirs. What you did by selling the two cars and the goods to repay the debt is correct.
Regarding the shop, if the two brothers rented it after the father's rental period ended, or after the rental contract was terminated due to his death, and there was nothing in it belonging to the father's estate, then the heirs have no right to it, and the profit generated from it belongs solely to the two brothers. However, if there was something in the shop belonging to the father's estate, such as shelves, and the rest of the heirs did not allow them to use them for free, then they must pay a rental fee for their use.
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