Does a Muslim inherit from a disbeliever, and how did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inherit from Umm Ayman al-Habashah from her father?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does a Muslim inherit from a disbeliever? And how did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inherit from Umm Ayman al-Habashah from her father?
Answer:
This was before the Prophethood. The Prophet inherits from his father, but he does not bequeath; the Messenger does not bequeath. As for his inheriting, he does not inherit like others. As for the saying of Allah the Exalted,[An-Naml 27:16], both of whom were Prophets, this refers to the inheritance of Prophethood. Just as Zakariyya said, [Maryam 19:5-6], meaning he inherits Prophethood and inherits from the family of Ya'qub, meaning from the Prophets.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does a Muslim inherit from a disbeliever? And how did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inherit from Umm Ayman al-Habashah from her father?
Answer:
This was before the Prophethood. The Prophet inherits from his father, but he does not bequeath; the Messenger does not bequeath. As for his inheriting, he does not inherit like others. As for the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And Solomon inherited David.
وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ(5) And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir (6) Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]."
فَهَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا يَرِثُنِي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [560 -858] هل يرث المسلم الكافر وكيف ورث النبي ﷺ أم أيمن الحبيشة من أبيه؟ — youtube.com
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