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2877. It was reported from Buraidah that a woman came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: "I gave a slave-girl to my mother as charity, and she died and left behind that slave-girl." He said: "Your reward has been granted and she is returned back to you in inheritance." She said: "She died and a month's fasting was due on her. Will it be sufficient" — or "fulfilled for her if I fast it for her?" He replied: "Yes." She said:
“And she has not performed Hajj, will it be sufficient” — Or “fulfilled for her if I perform Hajj for her?” He replied: “Yes.” (Sahih)
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It is lawful to accept, as inheritance, the things previously given in charity or as gift. This does not fall under the category of taking back gifts and charity. If the deceased person had some missed fasts, they should be made up by his heirs. Some of the scholars held the view that making up such fasts was only in the case when the person had vowed to perform those fasts other than the prescribed fast of Ramadan, and died prior to having the chance.
