Leaving a Will: Using Estate Funds for Hospitality Without Heirs’ or Executor’s Consent

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Leaving a Will: Using Estate Funds for Hospitality Without Heirs’ or Executor’s Consent

English:

Question #1847:

Is it permissible for some of the inheritors, without consulting other inheritors or seeking permission of the executor, to defray hospitality expenses from the estate?

Answer #1847:

If they wanted to enforce the provisions of the will, this is the responsibility of the executor of the will and they have no right to do so without the permission of the executor. Yet, if they want to spend from the shares of the inheritors in the estate, this should be met with the approval of all the inheritors. Otherwise, it will be deemed usurpation of the shares of other inheritors.

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