Does a Muslim inherit from a disbeliever?
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The questioner : Now, since I was a Christian and then I became a Muslim.
The Shaykh: How.
The questioner : Since I was a Christian and then I became a Muslim, may Allah guide me—Mighty and Majestic—does that mean I inherit? For example, if my father died and left me an inheritance.
The Shaykh : No, you do not inherit from him.
The questioner : Even if he had written a will, for example.
The Shaykh : You do not inherit; he does not inherit from you, and you do not inherit from him.
The questioner : Even if I know that the source of his wealth is from what is lawful.
The Shaykh : And as forSunan Abi Dawud 2909Sahih (Al-Albani), the hadith is like that, without any detail regarding what is lawful and what is forbidden. However, if you assume this hypothetical scenario, we concede it to you for the sake of argument. But is it true that a Christian, or generally a non-Muslim, or even a Muslim who is an open sinner, that you think his earnings are lawful? By no means, by no means, that is not what you are promised.
The Shaykh: How.
The questioner : Since I was a Christian and then I became a Muslim, may Allah guide me—Mighty and Majestic—does that mean I inherit? For example, if my father died and left me an inheritance.
The Shaykh : No, you do not inherit from him.
The questioner : Even if he had written a will, for example.
The Shaykh : You do not inherit; he does not inherit from you, and you do not inherit from him.
The questioner : Even if I know that the source of his wealth is from what is lawful.
The Shaykh : And as for
A Muslim may not inherit from an infidel nor an infidel from a Muslim.
لا يرث المسلم الكافر ، ولا الكافر المسلم
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