The Women
4. An-Nisā’
النساء
al-Nisā’ (Women)
ٱلنِّسَاء
4:176
يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ
قُلِ
اللَّهُ
يُفْتِيكُمْ
فِي
الْكَلَالَةِ
إِنِ
امْرُؤٌ
هَلَكَ
لَيْسَ
لَهُ
وَلَدٌ
وَلَهُ
أُخْتٌ
فَلَهَا
نِصْفُ
مَا
تَرَكَ
وَهُوَ
يَرِثُهَا
إِن
لَّمْ
يَكُن
لَّهَا
وَلَدٌ
فَإِن
كَانَتَا
اثْنَتَيْنِ
فَلَهُمَا
الثُّلُثَانِ
مِمَّا
تَرَكَ
وَإِن
كَانُوا
إِخْوَةً
رِّجَالًا
وَنِسَاءً
فَلِلذَّكَرِ
مِثْلُ
حَظِّ
الْأُنثَيَيْنِ
يُبَيِّنُ
اللَّهُ
لَكُمْ
أَن
تَضِلُّوا
وَاللَّهُ
بِكُلِّ
شَيْءٍ
عَلِيمٌ
yastaftūnaka quli llāhu yuftīkum fī l-kalālati ʾini mruʾun halaka laysa lahū waladun wa-lahū ʾukhtun fa-lahā niṣfu mā taraka wa-huwa yarithuhā ʾin lam yakun lahā waladun fa-ʾin kānatā thnatayni fa-lahumā th-thuluthāni mimmā taraka wa-ʾin kānū ʾikhwatan rijālan wa-nisāʾan fa-li-dh-dhakari mithlu ḥaẓẓi l-ʾunthayayni yubayyinu llāhu lakum ʾan taḍillū wa-llāhu bi-kulli shayʾin ʿalīmun
(Muhammad), they seek your verdict. Tell them, "God commands this concerning your kindred: If a man dies childless but has a sister, she will receive half of the legacy. If a woman dies childless, her brother will receive the whole legacy. If a childless man leaves only two sisters, both will receive two-thirds of the legacy. If the heirs are both sisters and brothers, the share of a male will be twice as much as the share of the female. God explains His Laws to you so that you will not go astray. God knows all things.
