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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of the Hadith: The Murderer Inherits Nothing

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "The murderer inherits nothing," is the meaning that he does not inherit from the one he killed only, or that he does not inherit from anyone?

Answer:
No, he does not inherit from the one he killed only. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في ميراث الجدة والجد — islamhouse.com (59:38)

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