Inheritance of an Apostate

2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahf ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from abu Wallad al-Hannat who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, about the case of a man who has turned away from Islam and about who inherits him. He (the Imam) said, ‘His legacy is distributed according to the book of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.’”

3. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from Sayf ibn ‘ Amirah from abu Bakr al-Hadramiy who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘When a man becomes an apostate (turns away from Islam), his wife becomes a stranger to him, like an irrevocably divorced woman. If he is killed or dies, before completion of ‘Iddah (waiting period), she inherits during her ‘Iddah. He does not inherit her if she dies when he turns away from Islam.’”

4. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from al-‘ Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu Ja’far عليه السلام, about an apostate (one who turns away from Islam). He (the Imam) said, ‘If one turns away from Islam and rejects what Allah has revealed to Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, after his being a Muslim, his repentance has no effect. (After judicial due process) executing him is obligatory, his wife becomes stranger to him like an irrevocably divorced woman and his assets are distributed among his children.’”