Inheritance of an illegitimate child
Question
1. Do children born out of wedlock inherit from their mother or siblings?
2. If the illegitimate child’s parents get married after he is conceived, who is his lineage attributed to, and does he inherit from his “parents”?
Answer
1. Yes, an illegitimate child inherits from his mother as well as his other siblings from his mother.
2. If the Nikah took place after the birth of the illegitimate child, then the child will be attributed to the mother and will only inherit from the mother.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(ويرث ولد الزنا واللعان من جهة الام فقط) لان النسب من جهة الاب منقطع فلا يرث به ومن جهة الام ثابت فيرث به امه واخته من الام بالفرض لا غير….. (البحر الرايق ج٨ ص٥٧٤)
لو نكحها الزاني حل له وطؤها اتفاقا والولد له ان جات بعد النكاح لست أشهر مختارات النوازل، فلو لأقل من ستة أشهر من وقت النكاح لا يثبت النسب، ولا يرث منه……(الدر المختار ج٣ص٤٩)
فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا ج٤ ص٣٣١-٣٣٢
CHECKED AN APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
- Answered by
- Maulana Ahmed Saeed
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