Surah An-Nisa, ayah 176
يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِى ٱلْكَلَـٰلَةِ ۚ إِنِ ٱمْرُؤٌا۟ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُۥٓ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ ۚ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن كَانَتَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا ٱلثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَ ۚ وَإِن كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَةً رِّجَالًا وَنِسَآءً فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۗ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۢ
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. Allāh makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allāh is Knowing of all things.
Word by word
- يَسْتَفْتُونَكَyastaftūnakaThey seek your ruling
- قُلِquliSay
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- يُفْتِيكُمْyuf'tīkumgives you a ruling
- فِىfīconcerning
- ٱلْكَلَـٰلَةِ ۚl-kalālatithe Kalala
- إِنِiniif
- ٱمْرُؤٌا۟im'ru-ona man
- هَلَكَhalakadied
- لَيْسَlaysa(and) not
- لَهُۥlahuhe has
- وَلَدٌۭwaladuna child
- وَلَهُۥٓwalahuand he has
- أُخْتٌۭukh'tuna sister
- فَلَهَاfalahāthen for her
- نِصْفُniṣ'fu(is) a half
- مَاmā(of) what
- تَرَكَ ۚtarakahe left
- وَهُوَwahuwaAnd he
- يَرِثُهَآyarithuhāwill inherit from her
- إِنinif
- لَّمْlamnot
- يَكُنyakunis
- لَّهَاlahāfor her
- وَلَدٌۭ ۚwaladuna child
- فَإِنfa-inBut if
- كَانَتَاkānatāthere were
- ٱثْنَتَيْنِith'nataynitwo females
- فَلَهُمَاfalahumāthen for them
- ٱلثُّلُثَانِl-thuluthānitwo thirds
- مِمَّاmimmāof what
- تَرَكَ ۚtarakahe left
- وَإِنwa-inBut if
- كَانُوٓا۟kānūthey were
- إِخْوَةًۭikh'watanbrothers and sisters
- رِّجَالًۭاrijālanmen
- وَنِسَآءًۭwanisāanand women
- فَلِلذَّكَرِfalildhakarithen the male will have
- مِثْلُmith'lulike
- حَظِّḥaẓẓishare
- ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۗl-unthayayni(of) the two females
- يُبَيِّنُyubayyinumakes clear
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- لَكُمْlakumto you
- أَنanlest
- تَضِلُّوا۟ ۗtaḍillūyou go astray
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- بِكُلِّbikulliof every
- شَىْءٍshayinthing
- عَلِيمٌۢʿalīmun(is) All-Knower
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