A Muslim's inheritance from a Kafir


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Q 8: A man's father died in a state of Kufr (disbelief) and bequeathed all his property to his Muslim daughter. The rest of the children were deprived of inheritance. What is the ruling on that? Is the Muslim daughter supposed to receive one-third of the property and at the same time share with them the other two thirds?


A: She is entitled to receive one-third of her father's property upon his death. However, she is not entitled to inherit from the remaining two-thirds of the property because both the father and the daughter are following two different religions. Accordingly, only the Kafir children are entitled to receive the remaining two-thirds. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.




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