Leaving a Will: Executor’s Duty to Arrange Compensation for Missed Worship on Behalf of the Deceased

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Leaving a Will: Executor’s Duty to Arrange Compensation for Missed Worship on Behalf of the Deceased

English:

Question #1844:

Is it permissible for the heirs to make the executor pay a certain amount towards performing any outstanding prayer and fasting on behalf of the deceased? And what should the executor do in this respect?

Answer #1844:

Acting upon the provisions of the will of the deceased rests with the executor. He must go about the fulfillment of those provisions as he sees fit. However, the heirs have no right to meddle in his affairs.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Leaving a Will