Can an adopted child receive inheritance from his biological father?
Question
Is an adopted child entitled to inheritance from his BIOLOGICAL father?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
An adopted child is entitled to receive inheritance from his Islamically legitimate biological father.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mizanur Rahman
Student, Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] الإختيار لتعليل المختار، عبدالله بن محمود الموصلي (المتوفى: 683هـ)، دار الرسالة العلمية، دمشق، سوريا (4/430)
قال : ( والمانع من الإرث : الرق والقتل ، واختلاف الملتين ، واختلاف الدارين حكما ) على ما يأتيك بتوفيق الله تعالى.
مختصر القدوري، ابو الحسين محمد بن أحمد البغدادي المعروف بالقدوري (المتوفى: 428هـ)، مؤسسة الريان، بيروت، لبنان (ص:608)
ولا يرث أربعة: المملوك والقاتل من المقتول والمرتد وأهل الملتين.
- Answered by
- Mizanur Rahman
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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