Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Murderer inheriting from victim

· 8 Rabiʻ II 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A person hired someone to kill his father, so that he can get the inheritance. The hitman killed the father. Does the son inherit?

Answer

In the queried scenario, the son will not inherit. If it is proven that the murderer acted on behalf of the son, then the murder will be attributed to the son, hence he will not inherit from his murdered father’s estate.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قَوْلُهُ وَلَا يَرِثُ أَرْبَعَةٌ الْمَمْلُوكُ وَالْقَاتِلُ مِنْ الْمَقْتُولِ وَالْمُرْتَدُّ وَأَهْلُ الْمِلَّتَيْنِ (الجوهرة النيرة ص303 ج2)

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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