Ruling on depriving one of the sons of inheritance in exchange for a financial gift
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Question:
From the Arab Republic of Egypt, Cairo, the listener (M. A.) sent a case in which he says: I am a man with ten children, all of whom are loyal to me and to their Lord, except for one of them who insults and curses me, and also insults his brothers, to the extent that he has used sharp weapons against them. My children wish that he not share in any inheritance with them for the aforementioned reasons, despite his extreme wealth, which exceeds my own by hundreds of times. Am I permitted to permanently prevent him from the inheritance in the matters in which he would share with his brothers, and instead bequeath to him cash amounts that approximately equal his share, so that they may be safe from his harm? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to bequeath to him, and it is not permissible for you to deprive him. Rather, you must strive to reform him and guide him, and seek help from Allah in doing so. You should pray for him in your absence, between you and Allah, that Allah will guide him and return him to the right path. You should also seek the help of your brothers and your good relatives in calling him to Allah and restraining him, until he becomes upright in righteousness and maintaining family ties, and until he abandons the falsehood he is upon. If he does not do so, then boycott him and keep him away from you.
And when you die, Allah will take charge of the matter, and the courts are to look into the matter. As for you, no, do not bequeath to him anything, and do not bequeath his deprivation. Perhaps Allah will guide him, perhaps he will return to the right path. The court looks into the matter; if he is a disbeliever when you die, he will not inherit from you, and you are a Muslim. And if his disobedience does not lead him to disbelief, he is given his right, and the sin is upon him. As for you, do not do anything; do not guide him [by bequest], and do not bequeath to him, but advise him and strive to seek guidance for him from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Also seek the help of your good brothers in advising him and directing him to good, so that perhaps Allah will guide him through your means, while you are alive. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He benefit us with your knowledge.
From the Arab Republic of Egypt, Cairo, the listener (M. A.) sent a case in which he says: I am a man with ten children, all of whom are loyal to me and to their Lord, except for one of them who insults and curses me, and also insults his brothers, to the extent that he has used sharp weapons against them. My children wish that he not share in any inheritance with them for the aforementioned reasons, despite his extreme wealth, which exceeds my own by hundreds of times. Am I permitted to permanently prevent him from the inheritance in the matters in which he would share with his brothers, and instead bequeath to him cash amounts that approximately equal his share, so that they may be safe from his harm? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to bequeath to him, and it is not permissible for you to deprive him. Rather, you must strive to reform him and guide him, and seek help from Allah in doing so. You should pray for him in your absence, between you and Allah, that Allah will guide him and return him to the right path. You should also seek the help of your brothers and your good relatives in calling him to Allah and restraining him, until he becomes upright in righteousness and maintaining family ties, and until he abandons the falsehood he is upon. If he does not do so, then boycott him and keep him away from you.
And when you die, Allah will take charge of the matter, and the courts are to look into the matter. As for you, no, do not bequeath to him anything, and do not bequeath his deprivation. Perhaps Allah will guide him, perhaps he will return to the right path. The court looks into the matter; if he is a disbeliever when you die, he will not inherit from you, and you are a Muslim. And if his disobedience does not lead him to disbelief, he is given his right, and the sin is upon him. As for you, do not do anything; do not guide him [by bequest], and do not bequeath to him, but advise him and strive to seek guidance for him from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Also seek the help of your good brothers in advising him and directing him to good, so that perhaps Allah will guide him through your means, while you are alive. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He benefit us with your knowledge.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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