The Ruling on Heirs Taking Forbidden Wealth
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person dies and he had forbidden wealth, is it permissible for the heirs to take it while they know that it is forbidden wealth?
Answer:
No, if they know that it is forbidden wealth, it is not permissible for them to take it. It is not the wealth of the deceased; forbidden wealth is not the wealth of the deceased, and it is not permissible for them to take it. This matter is referred to the court, and to the Sharia court. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person dies and he had forbidden wealth, is it permissible for the heirs to take it while they know that it is forbidden wealth?
Answer:
No, if they know that it is forbidden wealth, it is not permissible for them to take it. It is not the wealth of the deceased; forbidden wealth is not the wealth of the deceased, and it is not permissible for them to take it. This matter is referred to the court, and to the Sharia court. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [306 /641] المال الحرام إذا مات صاحبه فهل للورثة أن يأخذوه ...؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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