A question regarding an issue in inheritance: "The inheritance of a disbeliever"?
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The questioner : A question regarding an issue in inheritance "The inheritance of a disbeliever"?
The Shaykh : The question is: Does a disbeliever inherit from a Muslim? No, he does not inherit, that is the end of it. Since he does not inherit, he makes a bequest. However, the matter remains to be considered: Is it permissible for a person to be kind to a disbeliever? That is, is it permissible for me to be kind to a disbeliever? Allah the Exalted has detailed this in Surat al-Mumtahanah, and He said:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8] This is excellence This is dealing with justice. A person is not forbidden from dealing with a disbeliever with justice, or with generosity, on the condition that the disbeliever is not one of those who fight us in the religion.
The Shaykh : The question is: Does a disbeliever inherit from a Muslim? No, he does not inherit, that is the end of it. Since he does not inherit, he makes a bequest. However, the matter remains to be considered: Is it permissible for a person to be kind to a disbeliever? That is, is it permissible for me to be kind to a disbeliever? Allah the Exalted has detailed this in Surat al-Mumtahanah, and He said: