What is the ruling when heirs dispute whether another heir was a slave or a disbeliever at the time of death, and that heir denies both allegations?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Claims and Evidences

Book 65 · Issue 8 · Bab 1

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The statement of the heir denying these conditions is accepted, and the inheritance is divided between them, as the default states are freedom and Islam, and the absence of all other conditions.