The Holy Quran 4:12 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

۞ وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَٰجُكُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌ فَلَكُمُ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ ۚ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ ۚ وَلَهُنَّ ٱلرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّكُمْ وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَلَهُنَّ ٱلثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُم ۚ مِّنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ ۗ وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُورَثُ كَلَـٰلَةً أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ وَلَهُۥٓ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ فَلِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ فَإِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فِى ٱلثُّلُثِ ۚ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصَىٰ بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ غَيْرَ مُضَآرٍّ ۚ وَصِيَّةً مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ

Translation

You (husbands) shall inherit half of what your wives leave if they do not have children (sons, daughters or sons of their sons, even if these children are from other husbands). (However) If they (your wives) have children, then you shall inherit a quarter of what they leave after the bequests they made and (after settling their) debts. They (your wives) shall inherit a quarter of what you (husbands) leave if you have no children. (However) If you have children, then they shall inherit an eighth of what you leave after the bequests you make and (after settling your) debts. If a man or woman leaves (after death) neither any ascendants (parents or grandparents) nor descendants (children or grandchildren), and s/he has a brother or a sister (uterine brother or sister -sharing one mother but different fathers), then each of them shall have a sixth (of the estate). If they (the uterine brothers and sisters) are more, then they shall all be (equal) partners in a third (with females receiving as much as males) after the bequest that has been made and (after settling any) debts; (the bequest should be made) without causing any harm (it should therefore not exceed one-third of the estate). This instruction (to distribute inheritance according to the laws mentioned) is from Allaah and Allaah is All Knowing, Forbearing. (The details of inheritance are found in the books of Islaamic jurisprudence.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ولكم -أيها الرجال- نصف ما ترك أزواجكم بعد وفاتهن إن لم يكن لهن ولد ذكرًا كان أو أنثى، فإن كان لهن ولد فلكم الربع مما تركن، ترثونه من بعد إنفاذ وصيتهن الجائزة، أو ما يكون عليهن من دَيْن لمستحقيه. ولأزواجكم -أيها الرجال- الربع مما تركتم، إن لم يكن لكم ابن أو ابنة منهن أو من غيرهن، فإن كان لكم ابن أو ابنة فلهن الثمن مما تركتم، يقسم الربع أو الثمن بينهن، فإن…

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