What say the ulema of deen about giving ransom of the Ramadan fast on behalf of the deceased person?

What say the ulema of deen about giving ransom of the Ramadan fast on behalf of the deceased person?
It’s permissible with the condition that the money is from ownership of the giver; otherwise if it’s from the possession of the deceased person then his expression of it either in his will or some other way is necessary.
Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) Knows Best

Mufti Nawal-ur-Rahman

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