Acquiring Doubt in Relation to One's Father's Compensatory Fasts
Fasting
My father was required to observe a few years' compensatory fasts. I don't know whether he had accomplished...
Q: My father was required to observe a few years’ compensatory fasts. I don’t
know whether he had accomplished them; furthermore, there is no mention of this
within his will. What is the duty of his eldest son?
A: Assuming the eldest son knows, with certainty, that his father died leaving a
number of compensatory fasts unfulfilled, he must observe them.
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