9. QUESTION: Which is to take precedence: the Huququ'llah, the debts of the deceased or the cost of the funeral and burial?
ANSWER: The funeral and burial take precedence, then settlement of debts, then payment of Huququ'llah. Should the property of the deceased prove insufficient to cover his debts, the remainder of his estate should be distributed among these debts in proportion to their size. (109:1)

10. QUESTION: Shaving the head hath been forbidden in the Kitab-i-Aqdas but enjoined in the Suriy-i-Hajj.
ANSWER: All are charged with obedience to the Kitab-i-Aqdas; whatsoever is revealed therein is the Law of God amid His servants. The injunction on pilgrims to the sacred House to shave the head hath been lifted. (109:2)

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