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An-Nisa 176

Ayah 176 of 176 · Medinan

يَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفۡتِيكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡكَلَٰلَةِۚ إِنِ ٱمۡرُؤٌاْ هَلَكَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞ وَلَهُۥٓ أُخۡتٞ فَلَهَا نِصۡفُ مَا تَرَكَۚ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٞۚ فَإِن كَانَتَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَلَهُمَا ٱلثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَۚ وَإِن كَانُوٓاْ إِخۡوَةٗ رِّجَالٗا وَنِسَآءٗ فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثۡلُ حَظِّ ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۗ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ أَن تَضِلُّواْۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمُۢ ١٧٦

They request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allāh gives you a ruling concerning one having neither descendants nor ascendants [as heirs]." If a man dies, leaving no child but [only] a sister, she will have half of what he left. And he inherits from her if she [dies and] has no child. But if there are two sisters [or more], they will have two thirds of what he left. If there are both brothers and sisters, the male will have the share of two females.1 Allāh makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allāh is Knowing of all things.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 This verse relates to siblings from the father's side or from both parents, whereas in Āyah 12 it concerned those from the mother's side alone.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَThey seek your rulingyastaftūnaka
  2. قُلِSayquli
  3. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  4. يُفۡتِيكُمۡgives you a rulingyuf'tīkum
  5. فِيconcerningfī
  6. ٱلۡكَلَٰلَةِۚthe Kalalal-kalālati
  7. إِنِifini
  8. ٱمۡرُؤٌاْa manim'ru-on
  9. هَلَكَdiedhalaka
  10. لَيۡسَ(and) notlaysa
  11. لَهُۥhe haslahu
  12. وَلَدٞa childwaladun
  13. وَلَهُۥٓand he haswalahu
  14. أُخۡتٞa sisterukh'tun
  15. فَلَهَاthen for herfalahā
  16. نِصۡفُ(is) a halfniṣ'fu
  17. مَا(of) whatmā
  18. تَرَكَۚhe lefttaraka
  19. وَهُوَAnd hewahuwa
  20. يَرِثُهَآwill inherit from heryarithuhā
  21. إِنifin
  22. لَّمۡnotlam
  23. يَكُنisyakun
  24. لَّهَاfor herlahā
  25. وَلَدٞۚa childwaladun
  26. فَإِنBut iffa-in
  27. كَانَتَاthere werekānatā
  28. ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِtwo femalesith'natayni
  29. فَلَهُمَاthen for themfalahumā
  30. ٱلثُّلُثَانِtwo thirdsl-thuluthāni
  31. مِمَّاof whatmimmā
  32. تَرَكَۚhe lefttaraka
  33. وَإِنBut ifwa-in
  34. كَانُوٓاْthey werekānū
  35. إِخۡوَةٗbrothers and sistersikh'watan
  36. رِّجَالٗاmenrijālan
  37. وَنِسَآءٗand womenwanisāan
  38. فَلِلذَّكَرِthen the male will havefalildhakari
  39. مِثۡلُlikemith'lu
  40. حَظِّshareḥaẓẓi
  41. ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۗ(of) the two femalesl-unthayayni
  42. يُبَيِّنُmakes clearyubayyinu
  43. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  44. لَكُمۡto youlakum
  45. أَنlestan
  46. تَضِلُّواْۗyou go astraytaḍillū
  47. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  48. بِكُلِّof everybikulli
  49. شَيۡءٍthingshayin
  50. عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun

Tafsir

They ask you, O Messenger, to give them a ruling with respect to the inheritance of the person who dies without any direct heirs, such as a father or child. Say: Allah explains the ruling with respect to such a person: If a person without any parent or child dies and he has a full sister or a half sister, she will receive half of the wealth he leaves – it being her set share. His full brother or half brother will receive whatever wealth he leaves behind by way of agnation, if there are no stipulated heirs; yet if there are stipulated heirs, he will inherit the balance that remains. If there are two or more full sisters or half sisters, they will inherit two thirds as their set share. If there are male and female (full or half) siblings, they will inherit by way of agnation in accordance with the rule: the male receives equivalent to the share of two females, which means that the share of the male will be double that of the female. Allah explains to you the ruling for the person who dies without direct heirs, as well as other laws of inheritance, so that you do not go astray in this regard. Allah knows everything and nothing is hidden from Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran