The Ruling on a Muslim Inheriting from a Disbeliever

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Honorable Shaykh! What is done with the wealth of a disbeliever when he dies? Is it given to his children, or not?
Are his children disbelievers or Muslims?The questioner: Muslims.

The Shaykh: It is not given to his children,By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (a Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever, nor does a disbeliever inherit from a Muslim).

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