الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 7, page 164

4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Ash‘ariy who has narrated the following: “Once certain persons of our people with me wrote to abu Ja’far, al-Thaniy (a.s.), asking about a man who commits the indecent act with a woman; then marries her after she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child who of all creatures is similar to him. He (the Imam) wrote back in his handwriting the answer that said, ‘A child from the indecent act is not inherited.’” Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus who has narrated the following: “Inheritance of a child born out of wedlock belongs to the relatives of his mother like inheritance of a child of Mula‘anah (condemnation). (This is not a Hadith. It is the fatwa of Yunus and none of the many Ahadith that we have read has discussed it.)

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from ibn Ri’ab from Hanna ibn Sadir who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who commits the indecent act with a Christian woman; and she gives birth to a boy and he claims him to be his child; then he dies leaving behind no other heirs except that boy; if he can inherit him. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can inherit him.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Bazi’ and al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Hanan ibn Sadir who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a Muslim man who commits the indecent act with a Jewish woman who gives birth; then he dies leaving behind no other heirs. He (the Imam) said, ‘The legacy must be kept safe from the Jewish woman for the child.’ I then asked about a Christian man who commits the indecent act with a Muslim woman and she gives birth to a boy; then the Christian man dies, leaving behind an asset and about who inherits him? He (the Imam) said, ‘His legacy belongs to his child from the Muslim woman.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.