The Women
4. An-Nisā’
النساء
Page #106
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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
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.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs. If it is a man that dies, leaving a sister but no child, she shall have half the inheritance: If (such a deceased was) a woman, who left no child, Her brother takes her inheritance: If there are two sisters, they shall have two-thirds of the inheritance (between them): if there are brothers and sisters, (they share), the male having twice the share of the female. Thus doth Allah make clear to you (His law), lest ye err. And Allah hath knowledge of all things.
