A man who dies owing a debt with a term

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that when a man dies owing a debt for a fixed term, his debt is to be paid immediately.

Ibn Sirin was asked about a man who dies owing a debt for a fixed term. He said: "When his heirs assure the creditor of payment, the term remains the one that the deceased had set."

Al-Hasan said that when the debtor dies, the debt must be paid immediately.

Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin said that if the debtor dies or goes bankrupt, whatever he owed becomes binding from that very moment.

Ibrahim said that if the debtor dies or goes bankrupt, whatever he owed becomes binding from that very moment.

Aban bin Abd al-Aziz, Ibn Shihab, Abu Bakr bin Muhammad and Sa'd bin Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on them) used to rule that the heirs pay the debt at the fixed term.

Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said that when the heirs give assurance of payment, it is to be paid at the fixed term.

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said that there is no condition at all for a deceased person.