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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does a Muslim inherit from his relative who abandons prayer?

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Question:
Does a Muslim inherit from his relative who abandons prayer? And does he pray over him?

Answer:
No. The one who abandons prayer intentionally, according to the view that he is a disbeliever—and this is the stronger position—is treated as a disbeliever. He is not washed, not shrouded, not prayed over, not buried in the Muslim cemeteries, and he does not inherit. Neither disbelievers nor Muslims inherit from him. Rather, his wealth is confiscated and becomes a revenue for the public treasury. It is considered lost wealth that has no owner, so it belongs to the public treasury. This is his ruling.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 63من279/هل يرث المسلم قريبه التارك للصلاة/أسئلة شرح نواقض الآسلام/صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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