Chapter on the Acknowledgment of Debt by a Sick Person in Favor of an Heir

I asked Abu Abdullah (as), about a man who, while ill and in debt, acknowledged a right for one of his heirs. Imam (as) said: "It is permissible if what he acknowledged is less than one-third (of his wealth)."

'I asked Imam (as) about a man who acknowledges a debt to one of his heirs.' Imam (as) said: "It is permissible if he is solvent (financially capable)."

'I asked Abu Abdullah (as), about a man who, in his will, acknowledged a debt to one of his heirs.' Imam (as) said: "If the deceased was in a sound state of health, then give him what was bequeathed to him."

I asked Abu Abdullah (as), about a woman who entrusted a man with some wealth. When death approached her, she said to him, "The wealth I gave you belongs to so-and-so," and then the woman passed away. Her heirs came to…