‘Amir al-Sha‘bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Mu‘azilah bint Harith, a Jewish woman, died in Yemen. Al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays, whose paternal aunt she was, rode to ask about her inheritance from Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“You cannot inherit from her. Only her close relative from her own religion will inherit from her, because people of two different religions do not inherit from one another.”