Short answer
Not as an heir under Islamic law: the Prophet ﷺ said a Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever, nor a disbeliever from a Muslim. But a non-Muslim parent may leave a Muslim child money by will or as a gift, and that may be accepted. What to do when civil law gives you a share is a question for a mufti.
Difference of religion bars inheritance both ways, and the four schools agree. A bequest or a gift from a non-Muslim to a Muslim is valid. Contemporary Hanafi muftis differ on whether a share given by civil intestacy law, with no will, may be kept.
The four schools agree on this.
Explanation
Converts often ask this when a Christian, Jewish, Hindu or non-religious parent dies. Islam does not cut you off from your family's kindness, but it has a clear rule on inheritance.
The rule. Islamic inheritance passes between Muslims, and the estates of non-Muslims pass among their own heirs. The Prophet ﷺ said: a Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever, and a disbeliever does not inherit from a Muslim. The four schools agree. A few early scholars held that a Muslim may inherit from a non-Muslim, but this is not the position of the schools.
- The parent left you something in a will. You may accept it. A bequest between a non-Muslim and a Muslim is valid.
- The parent gave you money or property while alive. It is a gift, and it is yours.
- There was no will, and the law gives you a share. Contemporary Hanafi muftis differ. Some allow you to keep it as wealth that reached you lawfully and with consent under the law of the land. Others advise taking it only if the non-Muslim heirs agree. Ask a mufti with your details.
- You are named executor. You may carry out the role honestly, following the law and your parent's wishes.
The other way round: your non-Muslim parent cannot inherit from you as an heir. To provide for them, leave them a bequest of up to one third in your Islamic will. See who inherits in Islam and visiting a non-Muslim parent's grave.
Ask a mufti about your own case. This answer explains the general ruling. When the details of your situation matter, as they do here, ask a qualified mufti and give them the full facts. Where to ask a scholar.
The evidence
Quran, Surah Al-Mumtahana 60:8
لَّا يَنْهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَٰتِلُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَٰرِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ ﴿٨﴾
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
Gifts and kindness between Muslim and non-Muslim relatives are allowed.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6764
Sahih... لا يرث المسلم الكافر ولا الكافر المسلم ...
"A Muslim does not inherit from a disbeliever, nor a disbeliever from a Muslim."
Difference of religion bars inheritance both ways.
Where the ruling is recorded
- al-Sirajiyya, Chapter on the impediments to inheritance. Difference of religion bars inheritance.
- al-Hidaya, Kitab al-Wasaya. Bequests between Muslims and non-Muslims are valid.
Checked by our team. For a more accurate answer to your own situation, consult a scholar. Quran translation by Sahih International. Hadith Arabic from the standard editions of the six books and the Muwatta, with gradings as recorded there; the English is our own rendering. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.