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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 294 of Personal Status Law

English translation

A- An apostate shall not inherit from anyone. B- The apostate's property, before or after apostasy, shall pass to his Muslim heirs upon his death. If he has no Muslim heirs, his property shall pass to the public treasury. C- If the apostate acquires the nationality of a non-Islamic state, he shall be deemed deceased and his property shall devolve upon his Muslim heirs. D- If the apostate returns to Islam after acquiring the nationality of a non-Islamic state, he shall be entitled to such of his property as remains in the hands of his heirs or in the public treasury. Book Two Grounds and Types of Inheritance
Arabic original
أ- لا يرث المرتد من أحد. ب - مال المرتد قبل الردة او بعدها يكون لورثته المسلمين عند موته ، فان لم يكن له ورثة من المسلمين ، يكون ماله للخزانة العامة. ج - إذا تجنس المرتد بجنسية دولة غير اسلامية يعتبر في حكم المتوفي ويؤول ماله لورثته المسلمين. د - إذا عاد المرتد الى الاسلام بعد تجنسه بجنسية دولة غير اسلامية يكون له من ماله ما بقي بأيدي ورثته ، او بالخزانة العامة.

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