The Inheritance of a Child from His Father Who Abandons Prayer

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, if the father does not pray, is the child deprived of inheritance from the son? And why?

The Shaykh:
Yes, if the

The questioner:
father does not pray, is the child deprived of inheritance? And why, given that he is the most deserving of inheritance if he is a Muslim? We ask for clarification on the operative cause.

The Shaykh:
Yes, if the deceased was one who abandoned prayer intentionally, he is an apostate from the religion of Islam. An apostate does not inherit from anyone, neither from his disbelieving relatives nor from his Muslim relatives. Rather, his wealth is confiscated by the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal) and becomes a war spoil for the public treasury, because there is a conflict between a Muslim and a disbeliever. There is an authentic hadith: "A Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever, nor does a disbeliever inherit from a Muslim." It is an authentic hadith. Therefore, a Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever, even if he is his father, his son, or his brother. Yes.