Question 2408) - What are the causes of disinheritance?

A: There are four:
1. Slavery
2. Murder
3. If the deceased and the heir are of different religions.
4. If one party lives in Darul Islaam and the other in Darul Harb,
An Apostate and a slave thus do not inherit from anyone. A murderer Can not inherit from his victim. A Muslim cannot inherit from a Kafir, Kafir cannot inherit from a Muslim. A Harbi cannot inherit from a Zimmi, a Zimmi cannot inherit from a Harbi. Two Harbis cannot inherit from each other if they are in different Dars.

~ al-Quduri ~