Hadith.5529 - In the narration of Aban ibn Uthman, it is reported that a man asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, about a man who had made a will appointing someone as his executor, stating that he had a debt upon him. Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, said: "The executor should settle the debt owed by the deceased and then distribute whatever remains among the heirs." The man then asked: "Should the executor distribute what was bequeathed for the debt? Should the debt be collected from the heirs or from the executor?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "It is not to be taken from the heirs; rather, the executor is responsible for it."