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سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ فَجَرَ بِنَصْرَانِيَّةٍ فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ غُلَاماً فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ وَلَداً غَيْرَهُ أَ يَرِثُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ‌[2].

“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.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ يَهُودِيَّةٍ فَأَوْلَدَهَا ثُمَّ مَاتَ وَ لَمْ يَدَعْ وَارِثاً قَالَ فَقَالَ يُسَلَّمُ لِوَلَدِهِ الْمِيرَاثُ مِنَ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ قُلْتُ فَرَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيٌّ فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ فَأَوْلَدَهَا غُلَاماً ثُمَّ مَاتَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ وَ تَرَكَ مَالًا لِمَنْ يَكُونُ مِيرَاثُهُ قَالَ يَكُونُ مِيرَاثُهُ لِابْنِهِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمَةِ[3].

“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 ind