The Ruling on Learning the Science of Inheritance and Its Importance
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Question:
The questioner asks about the science of inheritance: Is it necessary to learn the science of inheritance, or is it limited to specialized people? And what are the best books on the science of inheritance?
Answer:
The science of inheritance is an important science, and it is a science that is forgotten. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended it because of the people's need for it. However, it is the specialty of those whom Allah has given the ability to learn and understand it, and that is through the hands of scholars. Mere reading is not sufficient; it is necessary to study it because most of it is practice in division. It is a science that divides into two parts: the science of legal rulings and the science of calculation. These are matters that must be taken from scholars. Learning it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah); if enough people perform it, the sin falls off the rest. If no one learns it, all of them sin because they lose a science that is among the necessities of learning, among the necessities of knowledge, because they need it intensely.
It is reported in a hadith that in the last of time, this knowledge will be forgotten to such an extent that two people will disagree over an inheritance share and find no one to resolve it for them or divide it for them, due to the prevalence of ignorance of this science as a result of turning away from it. This is because it is a difficult science that requires effort, and most people do not have the patience to exert effort and endure hardship, so they abandon it. Abandoning it and forgetting it are among the signs of the Hour, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us.
Therefore, it is obligatory for scholars to focus on it, and it is obligatory for those in authority to make it a subject in schools, institutes, and universities, and to teach it in the circles of dhikr and in the mosques, and to revive this science. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks about the science of inheritance: Is it necessary to learn the science of inheritance, or is it limited to specialized people? And what are the best books on the science of inheritance?
Answer:
The science of inheritance is an important science, and it is a science that is forgotten. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended it because of the people's need for it. However, it is the specialty of those whom Allah has given the ability to learn and understand it, and that is through the hands of scholars. Mere reading is not sufficient; it is necessary to study it because most of it is practice in division. It is a science that divides into two parts: the science of legal rulings and the science of calculation. These are matters that must be taken from scholars. Learning it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah); if enough people perform it, the sin falls off the rest. If no one learns it, all of them sin because they lose a science that is among the necessities of learning, among the necessities of knowledge, because they need it intensely.
It is reported in a hadith that in the last of time, this knowledge will be forgotten to such an extent that two people will disagree over an inheritance share and find no one to resolve it for them or divide it for them, due to the prevalence of ignorance of this science as a result of turning away from it. This is because it is a difficult science that requires effort, and most people do not have the patience to exert effort and endure hardship, so they abandon it. Abandoning it and forgetting it are among the signs of the Hour, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us.
Therefore, it is obligatory for scholars to focus on it, and it is obligatory for those in authority to make it a subject in schools, institutes, and universities, and to teach it in the circles of dhikr and in the mosques, and to revive this science. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (095) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-06-26] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (28:04)
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