Chapter on the Inheritance of the Son of li'an (mutual cursing)

The child of mula'anah (the child resulting from mutual cursing between spouses due to accusations of adultery) has no inheritance rights from his father. His inheritance is only through his mother, maternal siblings,…

I asked: "What if his mother dies, and he inherits from her, then he dies - who inherits from him?" Imam (as) said: "The maternal relatives (Aṣaba) of his mother inherit from him, and he inherits from his maternal…

child is indeed his and denies his earlier accusation. Abu Abdullah (as) said: "As for the woman, she can never return to him. As for the child, I return the child to him if he acknowledges it, and I will not leave his…

"The inheritance of the child of mula'anah belongs to his mother. If his mother is not alive, then it goes to the closest relatives on his mother's side - his maternal uncles."

"The child of mula'anah is inherited by his mother with one-third, and the remainder belongs to the Imam of the Muslims."

"The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding the child of mula'anah that his mother inherits one-third, and the remainder belongs to the Imam because any liability for his actions falls upon the Imam."

"He is given a choice between two options. It is said to him: If you wish, you can admit to the sin, in which case the legal punishment (hadd) will be carried out upon you, and you will receive her inheritance. Or, if…

"Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: 'If the son of the cursed woman dies and he has brothers, his wealth is divided according to the shares ordained by Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic.'"

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who had invoked li'an against his wife while she was pregnant, and her pregnancy was visibly apparent. He denied what was in her womb. However, after she gave birth, he claimed the…

"The son of the cursed woman is attributed to his mother, and all his matters and affairs belong entirely to her."