Book of Inheritance according to the Ja'fari School

Type

Law

Date of the text

01/01/1900

Official Gazette

published in 1900

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

107

What it provides

This text sets out inheritance rules under the Jaafari school, covering the three bars to inheritance (unbelief, killing and slavery). It details whether a non-Muslim heir can inherit from a Muslim and vice versa, and how a conversion before or after estate division affects entitlement.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1900. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.