A man appointed an executor i.e. someone who will fulfil his bequest. He accepted in the presence of the one making the bequest and then rejected it in his absence. Has his status changed?

Question 2370) - A man appointed an executor i.e. someone who will fulfil his bequest. He accepted in the presence of the one making the bequest and then rejected it in his absence. Has his status changed?

A: The status has changed if he refuses in his presence and the bequest is void. If he refuses in his absence then it does not change.

~ al-Quduri ~