The Book of the Rules of Inheritance

كتاب الفرائض

Read the English translation first, with the original Arabic directly underneath.

SELECTED CHAPTER

Give The Shares Of Inheritance To Those Who Are Entitled To Them, And Whatever Is Left Goes To The Closest Male Relative

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Usama b. Zaid reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

A Muslim is not entitled to inherit from a non-Muslim, and a non-Muslim is not entitled to inherit from a Muslim.

‏ لاَ يَرِثُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْكَافِرَ وَلاَ يَرِثُ الْكَافِرُ الْمُسْلِمَ ‏