The Ruling on a Muslim Inheriting from a Person of the Book and the Disposition of Wealth Without an Heir
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, does a Muslim husband retain his wife who is a Person of the Book, and likewise the covenant, if there is no end?
The Shaykh:
If a Muslim marries a woman from the People of the Book, there is no inheritance between them, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 2909Sahih (Al-Albani) This includes wives from the People of the Book.
The questioner:
Therefore, there is a correct reality; where is the wealth crushed?
The Shaykh:
If there is no heir, the wealth goes to the relatives, as you know, to the relatives. If there are no relatives and it is cut off and no one knows it, then it goes to the public treasury. It becomes the property of the public treasury, for the interests of the Muslims, because the ruler is the heir of the one who has no heir.
Honorable Shaykh, does a Muslim husband retain his wife who is a Person of the Book, and likewise the covenant, if there is no end?
The Shaykh:
If a Muslim marries a woman from the People of the Book, there is no inheritance between them, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
A Muslim may not inherit from an infidel nor an infidel from a Muslim.
لا يرث المسلم الكافر ولا الكافر المسلمThe questioner:
Therefore, there is a correct reality; where is the wealth crushed?
The Shaykh:
If there is no heir, the wealth goes to the relatives, as you know, to the relatives. If there are no relatives and it is cut off and no one knows it, then it goes to the public treasury. It becomes the property of the public treasury, for the interests of the Muslims, because the ruler is the heir of the one who has no heir.
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