كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) رَجُلٌ أَوْصَى إِلَى وُلْدِهِ وَ فِيهِمْ كِبَارٌ قَدْ أَدْرَكُوا وَ فِيهِمْ صِغَارٌ أَ يَجُوزُ لِلْكِبَارِ أَنْ يُنْفِذُوا وَصِيَّتَهُ وَ يَقْضُوا دَيْنَهُ لِمَنْ صَحَّ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ بِشُهُودٍ عُدُولٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْرِكَ الْأَوْصِيَاءُ الصِّغَارُ فَوَقَّعَ ( عليه السلام ) نَعَمْ عَلَى الْأَكَابِرِ مِنَ الْوِلْدَانِ أَنْ يَقْضُوا دَيْنَ أَبِيهِمْ وَ لَا يَحْبِسُوهُ بِذَلِكَ .
Translation
Muhammad said, ‘Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan wrote to Abu Muhammad<sup>asws</sup>, ‘A man bequeathed to his children, and among them were adults who had attained puberty, and among them were young ones. Is it allowed for the adults that they can enforce his bequest, and pay-off his debts for the one who is correct upon the deceased with just witnesses before the young ones mature?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> signed: ‘Yes. It is upon the adults from the children that they pay-off debts, and not let him be imprisoned by that (debts)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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