Prayer: After Someone Dies, Who Must Pay Kaffārah for Missed Fasts—Only Children or Anyone?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: After Someone Dies, Who Must Pay Kaffārah for Missed Fasts—Only Children or Anyone?

English:

Question #538:

Who should give the kaffārah for missed fasts of a person after he dies? Is it obligatory for the sons and daughters of the deceased person to give the kaffārah or could somebody else give it as well?

Answer #538:

With respect to the kaffārah of missed fasts that was due on the father, if he could have the choice between fasting or feeding, the kaffārah should be taken out of the wealth he has left if possible; otherwise, the fasting – by obligatory caution - rests with the eldest son.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer