Does a son sin by not taking his father's inheritance?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. The same questioner also says: If I have inherited from my father and have not taken it until now, is the one who sins the one who leaves it? Please advise us, may you be rewarded.
The Shaykh:
You do not sin if you leave the inheritance and do not take it, whether you leave it for the other heirs or give it in charity; there is no blame on you.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you leave it, it will be lost; for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the squandering of wealth. You take the inheritance, and if you wish, you use it, and if you wish, you give it in charity or gift it to someone else.
May Allah reward you with good. The same questioner also says: If I have inherited from my father and have not taken it until now, is the one who sins the one who leaves it? Please advise us, may you be rewarded.
The Shaykh:
You do not sin if you leave the inheritance and do not take it, whether you leave it for the other heirs or give it in charity; there is no blame on you.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you leave it, it will be lost; for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the squandering of wealth. You take the inheritance, and if you wish, you use it, and if you wish, you give it in charity or gift it to someone else.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يأثم الابن بعدم أخذه ميراث أبيه؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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