29/15. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2107 — Different Faith Inheritance
What has been Related About Invalidating The Inheritance Between The Muslin And The Disbeliever
Muslim and Disbeliever Inheritance Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2107
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2107
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَرِثُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْكَافِرَ وَلاَ الْكَافِرُ الْمُسْلِمَ " . حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ نَحْوَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ هَكَذَا رَوَاهُ مَعْمَرٌ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ نَحْوَ هَذَا . وَرَوَى مَالِكٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ وَحَدِيثُ مَالِكٍ وَهَمٌ وَهِمَ فِيهِ مَالِكٌ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَأَكْثَرُ أَصْحَابِ مَالِكٍ قَالُوا عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ هُوَ مَشْهُورٌ مِنْ وَلَدِ عُثْمَانَ وَلاَ يُعْرَفُ عُمَرُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَاخْتَلَفَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي مِيرَاثِ الْمُرْتَدِّ فَجَعَلَ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصَحْابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمُ الْمَالَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لاَ يَرِثُهُ وَرَثَتُهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَاحْتَجُّوا بِحَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَرِثُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْكَافِرَ " . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ .
Usamah bin Zaid Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said: "The Muslim Does Not Inherit From The Disbeliever, Nor The Disbeliever From The Muslim." Another Chain Reports A Similar Narration.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2107In-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 4, Book 3, Hadith 2107
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2107
This Hadith states a direct rule about different faith inheritance. Usamah bin Zaid narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, “The Muslim does not inherit from the disbeliever, nor the disbeliever from the Muslim.” The wording is balanced and repeated from both sides. It speaks about inheritance between a Muslim and a disbeliever, not about kindness, family ties, or other duties that are not mentioned in the text. The provided note says that scholars acted on this Hadith, while it also mentions discussion about the inheritance of an apostate. For this explanation, the central message stays with the clear wording: difference of religion is named here as a barrier to mutual inheritance.
What we learn from this hadith
- A Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever according to this Hadith.
- A disbeliever does not inherit from a Muslim according to this Hadith.
- The rule is stated from both sides, making the wording clear.
- The Hadith is about inheritance, not every kind of family relationship.
