Thou has asked which is to take precedence: the Huququ'lláh,
the debts of the deceased, or the cost of burial. It is God's command that the
cost of burial take precedence, then payment of debts, then the Right of God.
Verily He is the One Who will pay due recompense, the All- Rewarding, the
All-Generous. If the property is not equal to the debts, the estate must be
distributed in direct proportion to each debt. The settlement of debts is a
most important command set forth in the Book. Well is it with him who ascendeth
unto God, without any obligations to Huququ'lláh and to His servants. It is
evident that the Huququ'lláh hath priority over all other liabilities; however,
as a token of mercy, He Who is the Dawning-Place of Revelation hath commanded
that which hath been revealed by His life-giving and omniscient Pen in this
Tablet. - Baha’u’llah (The Compilation of Compilation, vol. I, Huqúqu'lláh)
