29/21. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2113 — Child of Zina Inheritance
What has been Related About Invalidating Inheritance For the Child Of Zina (illegitimate Sexual Relations)
Child of Zina Inheritance Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2113
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2113
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قال حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ عَاهَرَ بِحُرَّةٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ فَالْوَلَدُ وَلَدُ زِنَا لاَ يَرِثُ وَلاَ يُورَثُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رَوَى غَيْرُ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا لاَ يَرِثُ مِنْ أَبِيهِ.
'Amr bin Shu'aib Narrated from:
Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said: "Any Man Who Fornicates With A Free Woman, Or A Slave Woman, Then The Child Born From Zina Does Not Inherit, Nor Is It Inherited From."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2113In-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 4, Book 3, Hadith 2113
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2113
This Hadith addresses child of zina inheritance. Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah said that any man who commits zina with a free woman or a slave woman, then the child born from zina does not inherit, nor is it inherited from. The provided note says that people of knowledge acted on the meaning that the child of zina does not inherit from his father. A careful explanation must avoid blame-filled language and stay with the legal point in the text. The Hadith is not giving a full discussion of the child’s dignity, care, or every family ruling. It is giving a specific inheritance rule connected to unlawful paternity.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith links zina to a specific inheritance ruling.
- The child born from zina is described as not inheriting in that stated relationship.
- The provided note mentions that scholars applied this to inheritance from the father.
- The explanation should stay legal and avoid adding harsh claims not in the text.
