Chapter on the Inheritance of the Followers of Different Religions
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 170
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 170
Chapter on the Inheritance of the Followers of Different Religions
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلنَّصْرَانِيِّ يَمُوتُ وَ لَهُ اِبْنٌ مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ "إِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمْ يَزِدْنَا بِالْإِسْلاَمِ إِلاَّ عِزّاً فَنَحْنُ نَرِثُهُمْ وَ لاَ يَرِثُونَّا".
Muhammad ibn Sinan narrated from Abdur Rahman ibn Aʿyan from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام regarding a Christian man who dies leaving behind a Muslim son. Imam عليه السلام said: "Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, has only increased us in honor through Islam. Therefore, we inherit from them, but they do not inherit from us."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh