The ruling on a Muslim bequeathing some of his wealth to his disbelieving father
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in a past lesson that a difference in religion prevents inheritance, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 3043 Yes. He says: My father is a disbeliever. This questioner is from outside this country, and my father is a disbeliever, and he has been kind to me. Is it permissible for me to write a bequest for him?
The Shaykh:
A bequest for him.
The questioner:
Yes, he bequeaths from his own wealth.
The Shaykh:
And the father has died.
The questioner:
No, not after he has died. If the father dies, he benefits from the bequest.
The Shaykh:
The matter of bequest is easy. This is part of excellence. It is permissible for you to be kind to your father even if he is a disbeliever. Treat them with kindness in this world. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in a past lesson that a difference in religion prevents inheritance, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
God’s Messenger as saying, “A Muslim may not inherit from an infidel or an infidel from a Muslim.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يرث المسلم الكافر ولا الكافر المسلم.The Shaykh:
A bequest for him.
The questioner:
Yes, he bequeaths from his own wealth.
The Shaykh:
And the father has died.
The questioner:
No, not after he has died. If the father dies, he benefits from the bequest.
The Shaykh:
The matter of bequest is easy. This is part of excellence. It is permissible for you to be kind to your father even if he is a disbeliever. Treat them with kindness in this world. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1621- حكم وصية المسلم بشيء من ماله لوالده الكافر - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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