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The reader: " ... There are eight opinions: So 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, al-Layth, and al-Shafi'i said: He is like a Muslim freed slave if he has heirs, otherwise his wealth belongs to his master. It was said that only the child inherits from him. It was said that only the child and the father inherit from him. It was said that they and the brothers inherit from him. It was said that they and the 'asabah (residuary male heirs) inherit from him. It was said that his inheritance goes to his relatives. It was said that it goes to the public treasury as spoils. It was said that it is held in trust, so if any of the Christians claim it, it is theirs. This is the end of the summary.
And what was transmitted from al-Shafi'i is not known to his followers, and there is disagreement regarding the reverse case.
So the majority hold that if a disbeliever frees a Muslim, he does not inherit from him through the bond of loyalty (wala'). There is a narration from Ahmad that he does inherit from him, and the same was transmitted from 'Ali.
As for what al-Nasa'i and al-Hakim transmitted through Abu al-Zubayr from Jabir, traced to the Prophet:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 9:568 Ibn Hazm criticized it due to the concealment of a defect (tadlis) by Abu al-Zubayr, but this is refuted, for 'Abd al-Razzaq transmitted it from Ibn Jurayj from Abu al-Zubayr that he heard it from Jabir. So it is not a proof for either of the two issues, because it is clearly a report stopping at a Companion (mawquf) .
And what was transmitted from al-Shafi'i is not known to his followers, and there is disagreement regarding the reverse case.
So the majority hold that if a disbeliever frees a Muslim, he does not inherit from him through the bond of loyalty (wala'). There is a narration from Ahmad that he does inherit from him, and the same was transmitted from 'Ali.
As for what al-Nasa'i and al-Hakim transmitted through Abu al-Zubayr from Jabir, traced to the Prophet: