Niyabah Hajj

If Hajj had become obligatory on the deceased and they did not perform it, it is arranged on their behalf (niyabah) and paid for from the estate, before the inheritance is divided.

Before the inheritance is shared, certain costs are paid from the deceased's estate, in this general order:

1. The cost of the obligatory kafan and burial.
2. Debts owed to people, including any unpaid mahr.
3. Religious financial dues that were owed.
4. Obligatory Hajj, if it was due and not performed.
5. The will (wasiyyah), up to one third of what remains.
6. The remainder is divided among the heirs.

Any good deed — prayer, Quran, fasting, charity or ziyarah — can be performed with the intention of gifting its reward to the deceased. This is voluntary and a continuing kindness from the living.