سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 180
كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ إِن تَرَكَ خَيْرًا ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿180﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is prescribed for you, when death approaches any of you, if he leaves wealth, that he makes a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable manners. (This is) a duty upon Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2: 2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كُتِبَ
kutiba
Prescribed
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
for you
إِذَا
idhā
when
حَضَرَ
ḥaḍara
approaches
أَحَدَكُمُ
aḥadakumu
any of you
ٱلْمَوْتُ
l-mawtu
[the] death
إِن
in
if
تَرَكَ
taraka
he leaves
خَيْرًا
khayran
good
ٱلْوَصِيَّةُ
l-waṣiyatu
(making) the will
لِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ
lil'wālidayni
for the parents
وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ
wal-aqrabīna
and the near relatives
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ
bil-maʿrūfi
with due fairness
حَقًّا
ḥaqqan
a duty
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
l-mutaqīna
the righteous ones
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
180. 1. This command regarding making a will was given before the revelation of the verses of inheritance; now it is abrogated. The Prophet ﷺ said that Allah has given every rightful person his due (i.e., the shares of inheritance have been fixed), so now it is not permissible to make a will in favor of any heir. However, a will can now be made for such relatives who are not heirs, or for spending in the way of goodness, and its maximum limit is one third of the wealth; a will cannot be made for more than this.
