Does a Muslim inherit from his disbelieving father?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. From the questions of the female questioner, Honorable Shaykh, she asks about the disbelieving father: do his children inherit from him if he dies before advising them?
Answer:
If he dies upon shirk (associating partners with Allah), his Muslim relatives do not inherit from him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, in an authentic hadith:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 9:565. So if he dies upon shirk, whether he was advised or not, if he dies upon something [other than Islam], his Muslim relatives do not inherit from him. Rather, his disbelieving relatives inherit from him. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Anfal 8:75], along with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A disbeliever does not inherit from a Muslim, nor does a Muslim inherit from a disbeliever." So the close relatives inherit from one another: Muslims inherit from their Muslim relatives, and disbelievers inherit from their disbelieving relatives. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. From the questions of the female questioner, Honorable Shaykh, she asks about the disbelieving father: do his children inherit from him if he dies before advising them?
Answer:
If he dies upon shirk (associating partners with Allah), his Muslim relatives do not inherit from him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, in an authentic hadith:
A disbeliever does not inherit from a Muslim, nor does a Muslim inherit from a disbeliever
لا يلف الكافر المسلم ولا المسلم الكافرBut those of [blood] relationship are more entitled [to inheritance] in the decree of Allah.
وَأُولُو الْأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَىٰ بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6034- هل يرث المسلم أباه المشرك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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