"A woman came to the Prophet and said: 'My sister died while she had two consecutive months of fasting due.' So he said: 'Do you not see that if there was a debt due from your sister then you would have to pay it?' She said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then the right of Allah is more appropriate.'"
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 716 In-book : Book 8, Hadith 35 English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 716
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