Question
The only son of the deceased had become a murtad. When he heard of the distribution of his father's estate & flat, he embraced Islam. Will he inherit?
Answer
Since he was 'dead' at the time of the demise of his father, he does not inherit. His 'resurrection' after the death of his father makes no difference. He will not inherit. At the time of his father's death, he was a murtad, hence he is not an heir. His subsequent return to Islam even if sincere does not instate him as an heir.
It is haraam to give the flat to the evil murtad. Never is it permissible. Sell the flat and get a smaller one for yourself.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 28 No 04
- PDF page
- 8
Appears under ZULM AND JAHL OF TABLIGHIS (approximate).