The inheritance of one who removed the life support equipment from his deceased
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some patients remain alive on machines that only keep their hearts beating, so if the machine is removed, they die. If an heir does this to his deceased and argues with the statement of some scholars that it is permissible to remove these machines, does he inherit from him?
Answer:
In this matter, it is referred to the judiciary, to the ruling of the judge. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some patients remain alive on machines that only keep their hearts beating, so if the machine is removed, they die. If an heir does this to his deceased and argues with the statement of some scholars that it is permissible to remove these machines, does he inherit from him?
Answer:
In this matter, it is referred to the judiciary, to the ruling of the judge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 075 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الفرائض / ميراث المفقود / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:48)
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