Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 37
37 10–Do not Deprive the Legal Heirs The next person to speak was Khalid. He stood up and said, ‘My uncle is a rich man and owns a large prop- erty. He has no children of his own. My aunt adopted a child from her close relations and tried to make him the sole heir. This would have deprived us and all the other legal heirs from the share in the property of my uncle. When my uncle consulted the Imam, he told him that Islam does not recognise the inheritance rights of an adopted son. My aunt therefore changed her mind. We were therefore not deprived of our share. We thank Allah and His Prophet s as for this justice. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ’ Tony, who was sitting next to Khalid, said, ‘Miss, who is an Imam?’ Miss Mitchell replied, ‘The Imam is a person who leads Muslims in Prayer. He is a reli- gious leader, to whom Muslims go for advice in reli- gious matters. ’