Quran Chapter 4- 7 (Pt-4,
Stg-1) (L-511) - درس قرآن
Shares of male and
female in left over property
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’ (Women) – Chapter – 4)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا 7
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7. Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that
which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that
which parents and near kindred leave, whether it be little or much. A legal
share.
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7. Lir-rijaali nasiibum-mimmaa
tarakal-waalidaani wal-‘aqrabuuna, wa linnisaaa-‘i
nasiibum-mimmaa tarakal-waalidaani wal-‘aqrabuuna
mimmaa qalla minhu ‘aw ka-sur.
Nasiibam-mafruuzaa.
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Commentary
The rights and concessions about orphan
children were mentioned in the previous verses. Even that Allah Almighty
cleared most petty affairs, which belonged to it, viz. The Mahr (the
money or its value incumbent on the husband) of orphan girls should be given
without fail, their training and bringing them up should be supervised
properly. They should be looked after constantly until they reach the marriageable
age. Their property should not be misappropriated. Their wealth should not be
finished quickly due to the fear of their adolescence. And when the time of
returning the property comes because of their becoming matured, it should be
done formal in front of the witnesses.
Before the apostleship of the Messenger of
Allah Almighty, Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him), it
was a tradition that the daughters could not get the share from the
inheritance, either they might be little or older, including the sons who might
not reach the marriageable age too. Only the elder sons, who were able to fight
against their enemies, were considered heirs. It was the main cause that the
orphan children were not given any part of share from the inheritance. This
verse was revealed about those people. It has been ordered that the sons whether
they are adult or little, they will get the share from the hereditary property
of parents and near kindred as well as the daughters whether they are adult or
little, will also get their share. This verse has finished the traditions of
the period of ignorance and safeguarded the rights of orphan children;
violation of their rights has been stopped. Detail about fixation of the share
of right from the property of a deceased person will be discussed in the next
section.
The Heritage Law of Islam is incomparable and
has an Exemplary position in the world. Only the sons are considered sharer of
the wealth of any deceased person in the maximum countries of the world. No share
is given to the daughters. At some places, only elder and adult sons out of the
children are imagined rightful heirs and successors.
Islam
produced a perfect pattern of justice and equity, fixed the lawful and rightful
shares of daughters also like the sons and of the women like other heir men
too. The non-Muslims are being necessitated also to accept this Law of Islam in
this reign of justice and equation.
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