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Can an adopted child receive inheritance from his biological father?

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Is an adopted child entitled to inheritance from his BIOLOGICAL father?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

An adopted child is entitled to receive inheritance from his Islamically legitimate biological father.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mizanur Rahman

Student, Darul Iftaa

UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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[1]  الإختيار لتعليل المختار، عبدالله بن محمود الموصلي (المتوفى: 683هـ)، دار الرسالة العلمية، دمشق، سوريا (4/430)

قال : ( والمانع من الإرث : الرق والقتل ، واختلاف الملتين ، واختلاف الدارين حكما ) على ما يأتيك بتوفيق الله تعالى.

 

مختصر القدوري، ابو الحسين محمد بن أحمد البغدادي المعروف بالقدوري (المتوفى: 428هـ)، مؤسسة الريان، بيروت، لبنان (ص:608)

ولا يرث أربعة: المملوك والقاتل من المقتول والمرتد وأهل الملتين.

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