29/17. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2109 — Murderer Does Not Inherit
What has been Related About Invalidating The Inheritance Of The Murderer
Murderer Does Not Inherit Hadith in Islam
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2109
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2109
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قال: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْقَاتِلُ لاَ يَرِثُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ يَصِحُّ وَلاَ يُعْرَفُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ قَدْ تَرَكَهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ مِنْهُمْ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ الْقَاتِلَ لاَ يَرِثُ كَانَ الْقَتْلُ عَمْدًا أَوْ خَطَأً . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِذَا كَانَ الْقَتْلُ خَطَأً فَإِنَّهُ يَرِثُ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكٍ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet(S.A.W) said: "The Murderer Will Not Inherit."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2109In-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 20English translation : Vol. 4, Book 3, Hadith 2109
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2109
This Hadith states, “The murderer will not inherit.” It is a short sentence, but it deals with a serious inheritance issue. The report connects killing with loss of inheritance. The provided note is important: Abu Isa says this particular narration is not authentic through this route and is only known from this chain. The same note also says that people of knowledge acted on the meaning that the murderer does not inherit, whether the killing was intentional or accidental, while some held a different view for accidental killing. A careful explanation should include that note because it is in the provided text. So the message is not just about property; it is also about not allowing harm to become a path to benefit.
What we learn from this hadith
- The wording says that the murderer does not inherit.
- The provided note says this chain is not sound through this route.
- The same note reports that many scholars acted on the meaning.
- The narration warns against harm being connected to inheritance benefit.
