The son's share of the inheritance and the bequest of the heir
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The questioner:
The questioner says: A woman was married to a man, and she bore him one son. Then he divorced her, and she married another man and bore four children. Now she is asking: Does her son from the first husband have a share of her inheritance if she dies? And is she entitled to write him something in her bequest?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, the question.
The questioner:
He says: A woman was married to a man, and she bore him one son. Then he divorced her, and she married another man and bore four children. Now she is asking: Does her son from the first husband have a share of her inheritance if she dies?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that he has a share of her inheritance if she dies, just like his brothers from another husband. Yes.
The questioner:
He connected us to you, saying: Is she entitled to write him a bequest?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 2870Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) So it is not permissible to make a bequest for an heir; his inheritance is sufficient for him.
The questioner says: A woman was married to a man, and she bore him one son. Then he divorced her, and she married another man and bore four children. Now she is asking: Does her son from the first husband have a share of her inheritance if she dies? And is she entitled to write him something in her bequest?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, the question.
The questioner:
He says: A woman was married to a man, and she bore him one son. Then he divorced her, and she married another man and bore four children. Now she is asking: Does her son from the first husband have a share of her inheritance if she dies?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that he has a share of her inheritance if she dies, just like his brothers from another husband. Yes.
The questioner:
He connected us to you, saying: Is she entitled to write him a bequest?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah has appointed for everyone who has a right what is due to him, and no bequest must be made to an heir.
إن الله قد أعطى كل ذي حق حقه فلا وصية لوارث.
Source
لقاء الجمعة في جامع والدة خادم الحرمين بمدينة الطائف-21-11-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (16:21)
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