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Surah An-Nisa
Verse 7–14
4:7

لِّلرِّجَالِ For the men نَصِيبٌۭ a portion مِّمَّا of what تَرَكَ (is) left ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ (by) the parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ and the near relatives وَلِلنِّسَآءِ and for the women نَصِيبٌۭ a portion مِّمَّا of what تَرَكَ (is) left ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ (by) parents وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ and the near relatives مِمَّا of what قَلَّ (is) little مِنْهُ of it أَوْ or كَثُرَ ۚ much نَصِيبًۭا a portion مَّفْرُوضًۭا obligatory ٧

For men is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, and for women is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, be it little or much - an obligatory share.

— Come To Light

4:8

وَإِذَا And when حَضَرَ present ٱلْقِسْمَةَ (at) the (time of) division أُو۟لُوا۟ (of) ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ the relatives وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ and the orphans وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينُ and the poor فَٱرْزُقُوهُم then provide them مِّنْهُ from it وَقُولُوا۟ and speak لَهُمْ to them قَوْلًۭا words مَّعْرُوفًۭا (of) kindness ٨

And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of it [i.e., the estate] and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

— Come To Light

4:9

وَلْيَخْشَ And let fear ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَوْ if تَرَكُوا۟ they left مِنْ from خَلْفِهِمْ behind ذُرِّيَّةًۭ offspring ضِعَـٰفًا weak خَافُوا۟ (and) they would have feared عَلَيْهِمْ about them فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟ So let them fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَلْيَقُولُوا۟ and let them speak قَوْلًۭا words سَدِيدًا appropriate ٩

And let those [executors and guardians] fear [injustice] as if they [themselves] had left weak offspring behind and feared for them. So let them fear Allāh and speak words of appropriate justice.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَأْكُلُونَ consume أَمْوَٰلَ wealth ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ (of) the orphans ظُلْمًا wrongfully إِنَّمَا only يَأْكُلُونَ they consume فِى in بُطُونِهِمْ their bellies نَارًۭا ۖ fire وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ and they will be burned سَعِيرًۭا (in) a Blazing Fire ١٠

Indeed, those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only consuming into their bellies fire. And they will be burned in a Blaze [i.e., Hellfire].

— Come To Light

يُوصِيكُمُ Instructs you ٱللَّهُ Allah فِىٓ concerning أَوْلَـٰدِكُمْ ۖ your children لِلذَّكَرِ for the male مِثْلُ like حَظِّ (the) portion ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۚ (of) two females فَإِن But if كُنَّ there are نِسَآءًۭ (only) women فَوْقَ more (than) ٱثْنَتَيْنِ two فَلَهُنَّ then for them ثُلُثَا two thirds مَا (of) what تَرَكَ ۖ he left وَإِن And if كَانَتْ (there) is وَٰحِدَةًۭ (only) one فَلَهَا then for her ٱلنِّصْفُ ۚ (is) half وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ And for his parents لِكُلِّ for each وَٰحِدٍۢ one مِّنْهُمَا of them ٱلسُّدُسُ a sixth مِمَّا of what تَرَكَ (is) left إِن if كَانَ is لَهُۥ for him وَلَدٌۭ ۚ a child فَإِن But if لَّمْ not يَكُن is لَّهُۥ for him وَلَدٌۭ any child وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ and inherit[ed] him أَبَوَاهُ his parents فَلِأُمِّهِ then for his mother ٱلثُّلُثُ ۚ (is) one third فَإِن And if كَانَ are لَهُۥٓ for him إِخْوَةٌۭ brothers and sisters فَلِأُمِّهِ then for his mother ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ (is) the sixth مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will يُوصِى he has made بِهَآ [of which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍ ۗ any debt ءَابَآؤُكُمْ Your parents وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ and your children لَا not تَدْرُونَ you know أَيُّهُمْ which of them أَقْرَبُ (is) nearer لَكُمْ to you نَفْعًۭا ۚ (in) benefit فَرِيضَةًۭ An obligation مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is عَلِيمًا All-Knowing حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ١١

Allāh instructs you concerning your children [i.e., their portions of inheritance]: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [and/or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.

— Come To Light

۞ وَلَكُمْ And for you نِصْفُ (is) half مَا (of) what تَرَكَ (is) left أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ by your wives إِن if لَّمْ not يَكُن is لَّهُنَّ for them وَلَدٌۭ ۚ a child فَإِن But if كَانَ is لَهُنَّ for them وَلَدٌۭ a child فَلَكُمُ then for you ٱلرُّبُعُ (is) the fourth مِمَّا of what تَرَكْنَ ۚ they left مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will يُوصِينَ they have made بِهَآ [for which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍۢ ۚ any debt وَلَهُنَّ And for them ٱلرُّبُعُ (is) the fourth مِمَّا of what تَرَكْتُمْ you left إِن if لَّمْ not يَكُن is لَّكُمْ for you وَلَدٌۭ ۚ a child فَإِن But if كَانَ is لَكُمْ for you وَلَدٌۭ a child فَلَهُنَّ then for them ٱلثُّمُنُ (is) the eighth مِمَّا of what تَرَكْتُم ۚ you left مِّنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will تُوصُونَ you have made بِهَآ [for which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍۢ ۗ any debt وَإِن And if كَانَ [is] رَجُلٌۭ a man يُورَثُ (whose wealth) is to be inherited كَلَـٰلَةً (has) no parent or child أَوِ or ٱمْرَأَةٌۭ a women وَلَهُۥٓ and for him أَخٌ (is) a brother أَوْ or أُخْتٌۭ a sister فَلِكُلِّ then for each وَٰحِدٍۢ one مِّنْهُمَا of (the) two ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ (is) the sixth فَإِن But if كَانُوٓا۟ they are أَكْثَرَ more مِن than ذَٰلِكَ that فَهُمْ then they شُرَكَآءُ (are) partners فِى in ٱلثُّلُثِ ۚ the third مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after وَصِيَّةٍۢ any will يُوصَىٰ was made بِهَآ [for which] أَوْ or دَيْنٍ any debt غَيْرَ without مُضَآرٍّۢ ۚ (being) harmful وَصِيَّةًۭ An ordinance مِّنَ from ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knowing حَلِيمٌۭ All-Forbearing ١٢

And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for them [i.e., the wives] is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allāh, and Allāh is Knowing and Forbearing.

— Come To Light

تِلْكَ These حُدُودُ (are the) limits ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَمَن and whoever يُطِعِ obeys ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger يُدْخِلْهُ He will admit him جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (to) Gardens تَجْرِى flows مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ (will) abide forever فِيهَا ۚ in it وَذَٰلِكَ And that ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success ٱلْعَظِيمُ [the] great ١٣

These are the limits [set by] Allāh, and whoever obeys Allāh and His Messenger will be admitted by Him to gardens [in Paradise] under which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein; and that is the great attainment.

— Come To Light

وَمَن And whoever يَعْصِ disobeys ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger وَيَتَعَدَّ and transgresses حُدُودَهُۥ His limits يُدْخِلْهُ He will admit him نَارًا (to) Fire خَـٰلِدًۭا (will) abide forever فِيهَا in it وَلَهُۥ And for him عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment مُّهِينٌۭ humiliating ١٤

And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger and transgresses His limits - He will put him into the Fire to abide eternally therein, and he will have a humiliating punishment.

— Come To Light

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