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.
قَوْلُهُ وَلَا يَرِثُ أَرْبَعَةٌ الْمَمْلُوكُ وَالْقَاتِلُ مِنْ الْمَقْتُولِ وَالْمُرْتَدُّ وَأَهْلُ الْمِلَّتَيْنِ (الجوهرة النيرة ص303 ج2)
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai
Date:- 07 Rabi-ul-Aakhir 1445/ 23 October 2023
