What type of killing prevents an heir from inheriting from the deceased?
Chapter on Distant Kindred (Dhawu al-Arham)
Al-Mughni
Book of Inheritance Shares (Farā'id)
Primary text
Killing that prevents inheritance is unlawful homicide, defined as that for which retribution (Qisas), blood money (Diyya), or expiation (Kaffara) is due. This includes intentional killing, quasi-intentional killing, accidental killing, and acts treated like accidental killing, such as killing by means or the killing committed by a child, an insane person, or a sleeping person. The basis for this is derived from the general implications of Prophetic reports, which are specified to exclude killings for which no liability is incurred (i.e., those that are not guaranteed by Qisas, Diyya, or Kaffara). In cases where liability exists, the killing is deemed guaranteed, thus preventing inheritance, similar to accidental killing.