English translation
2735. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The killer does not inherit." (Hasan)
Hadith 2735
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Darussalam · Volume 4
23. The Chapters OnShares Of InheritanceSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2735 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 913
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Source no. 2735 · Volume 6 · Page 235
Sahih
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Arabic text
2735 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «الْقَاتِلُ لَا يَرِثُ»
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a. Killing deprives the killer from being a heir. If a killer is a relative of the one killed, by which he would have become the heir, then due to the crime of killing, he loses this right, and is deprived of the right of being heir. b. This order is for every killer, whether he is from 'Ashâbul-Furudh' or 'Asabah'. For example, a man has two sons; one of them kills his father, then deducting the share of 'Ashâbul-Furudh' from the total legacy, the rest will be given to the son who was not involved in the crime of killing, the other son who was the killer gets nothing. c. Usually the motive of such murder is to get the property sooner. The law given in this Hadith diminishes, or ends the cause of murder, and safeguards humanity from the crime based on greed.