The Women
4. An-Nisā’
النساء
al-Nisā’ (Women)
ٱلنِّسَاء
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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
They ask you for a ruling. Say, ‘Allah gives you a ruling concerning the kalalah: If a man dies and has no children [or parents], but has a sister, for her shall be a half of what he leaves, and he shall inherit from her if she has no children. If there be two sisters, then they shall receive two-thirds of what he leaves. But if there be [several] brothers and sisters, then for the male shall be the like of the share of two females. Allah explains [the laws] for you lest you should go astray, and Allah has knowledge of all things.’