If a woman dies and she has wealth, and there is no heir after her, and the closest person to her is the one she breastfed, whether male or female, is he more entitled to her estate, or does it revert?
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The questioner : If a woman dies and she has wealth, and there is no heir after her, and the closest person to her is the one she breastfed, whether male or female, is he more entitled to her estate, or does it revert to the public treasury?
The Shaykh : Kinship through breastfeeding is not one of the causes of inheritance. So her brother through breastfeeding and her father through breastfeeding have no right to inheritance, no guardianship, no financial maintenance, and no share of the rights of kinship. However, there is no doubt that he has some rights that he should be honored with. As for inheritance, he has no right to it. This is because the causes of inheritance are three: kinship, marriage, and loyalty (wala'). Breastfeeding is not among these causes. Therefore, the woman mentioned in the question, her inheritance belongs to the public treasury; it is to be paid into the public treasury, and this brother through breastfeeding is not entitled to it.
The questioner : Yes, the last question says.
The Shaykh : Kinship through breastfeeding is not one of the causes of inheritance. So her brother through breastfeeding and her father through breastfeeding have no right to inheritance, no guardianship, no financial maintenance, and no share of the rights of kinship. However, there is no doubt that he has some rights that he should be honored with. As for inheritance, he has no right to it. This is because the causes of inheritance are three: kinship, marriage, and loyalty (wala'). Breastfeeding is not among these causes. Therefore, the woman mentioned in the question, her inheritance belongs to the public treasury; it is to be paid into the public treasury, and this brother through breastfeeding is not entitled to it.
The questioner : Yes, the last question says.