How is the inheritance of a two-headed newborn distributed? Does he inherit as one individual or as two?
A human being can be born with two heads, as reported by a number of scholars who witnessed such births. Jurists have differed on whether this offspring is considered one person or two. Some stipulated the presence of a complete body for each, some considered the multiplicity of heads, and others considered the difference in sensation and movement. The most preponderant opinion is to consider the difference in sensation, for if sensation is multiple, that indicates the multiplicity of souls. Based on this, the determination of inheritance relies on whether the individual is considered one person or two, such that each inherits if the sensation is different.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/18710