My mother bequeathed a sum of money to me and died while she was a disbeliever. Is it permissible for me to take this money?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks and says: My mother bequeathed a specific sum of money to me before her death, and she was a disbeliever at the time of her death. Do I have a right to this bequeathed money?
Answer:
Yes, you are not an heir. A bequest to an heir is prohibited, and you are not an heir because a Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks and says: My mother bequeathed a specific sum of money to me before her death, and she was a disbeliever at the time of her death. Do I have a right to this bequeathed money?
Answer:
Yes, you are not an heir. A bequest to an heir is prohibited, and you are not an heir because a Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3187- 4717] أوصت لي أمي بمبلغ من المال وماتت وهي كافرة فهل يجوز لي أخذ هذا المال؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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