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Is it permissible for a creditor to instruct his family not to collect a debt from a procrastinating debtor after his death?

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If a man bequeaths that his family should not collect a debt from a certain person after his death, and the bequest is to absolve a debtor who is not an heir, then it is a valid bequest within the limits of one-third of the estate. However, if the debtor is one of the heirs, then the bequest to absolve his debt is forbidden by , based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "There is no bequest for an heir." It is also forbidden to bequeath more than one-third to a non-heir. Nevertheless, this forbidden bequest becomes valid if the heirs permit it.

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