Is it possible for the adults to execute their father’s will...

Is it possible for the adults to execute their father’s will and pay his debts before the young children come to age?’ Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) replied, ‘Yes, the adults have to pay their father’s debt and not to delay it for that (until the others come to age).’[^165] Muhammad bin al-Hasan as-Saffar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Abu Muhammad al-Hasan bin Ali (a.s.), ‘Some man guards caravans in frightening places without the permission of the ruler.

They (the men of the caravans) agree with him to give him a certain amount. Is it permissible for him to take (wage) from them?’ The imam (a.s.) replied, ‘If he hires himself for a specified wage, he can take his right, inshallah.’[^166] Muhammad bin al-Hasan as-Saffar (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote to Abu Muhammad al-Hasan bin Ali (a.s.), ‘Some one bought a house, and there was another house (floor) on this house.

Would the upper house be included in the lower house?’ Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.) replied, ‘He could not possess except what he had bought with its limits and conditions, inshallah.’[^167] The jurisprudents of the Twelver Shia gave a fatwa that if some one sold a house, its land, upper and lower building would be with it, except if the upper floor was independent in its entry and exit, because that might be a reason to…