FatwaFederal TerritoriesInheritance, Wills & Gifts
AL-KAFI #1704: SIAPAKAH YANG BERHAK MENERIMA HARTA PUSAKA?
Who is entitled to receive inheritance under Islamic law?
Short answer
A person is entitled to inherit if one of four causes exists: blood kinship, a valid marriage, wala' (the bond arising from freeing a slave), and Islam through the baitulmal.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person is entitled to inherit if one of four causes exists: blood kinship, a valid marriage, wala' (the bond arising from freeing a slave), and Islam through the baitulmal. Spouses inherit from each other, including during the iddah of a revocable divorce, but not if the marriage was invalid. A former slave owner inherits from the freed slave, but not the other way round. If the deceased has no heirs, the estate goes to the baitulmal for public benefit.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Apabila seorang di kalangan Muslim mati dan tidak mempunyai sesiapa yang mewarisinya berdasarkan sebab-sebab pewarisan di atas, harta peninggalan hendaklah diserahkan kepada Baitul Mal.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1704: SIAPAKAH YANG BERHAK MENERIMA HARTA PUSAKA?”, 20 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4451-al-kafi-1704-siapakah-yang-berhak-menerima-harta-pusaka. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-is-entitled-to-receive-inheritance/