If a Deceased Leaves Behind Muslim and non-Muslim Heirs

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا ذِمِّيّاً أَسْلَمَ وَ أَبُوهُ حَيٌّ وَ لِأَبِيهِ وَلَدٌ غَيْرُهُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْأَبُ وَرِثَهُ الْمُسْلِمُ جَمِيعَ مَالِهِ وَ لَمْ يَرِثْهُ وَلَدُهُ وَ لَا امْرَأَتُهُ مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِ شَيْئاً.

“’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ’If a Dhimmiy (taxpayer) becomes a Muslim when his father is living who has children besides him, then the father dies, the Muslim inherits all of his legacy and his other children and wife do not inherit anything with a Muslim.’”

فِي يَهُودِيٍّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٍّ يَمُوتُ وَ لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ مُسْلِمُونَ وَ أَوْلَادٌ غَيْرُ مُسْلِمِينَ‌[1] فَقَالَ هُمْ عَلَى مَوَارِيثِهِمْ‌[2].

“About the case of a Jew and a Christian who dies and has Muslim children and non-Muslim children, he (the Imam) said, ’The laws of inheritance apply to them.’” (Only Muslims inherit).