سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 7
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ ۚ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There is a share for men and a share for women from what is left by parents and those nearest related, whether the property be small or large - a legal share.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِّلرِّجَالِ
lilrrijāli
For the men
نَصِيبٌۭ
naṣībun
a portion
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَرَكَ
taraka
(is) left
ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ
l-wālidāni
(by) the parents
وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ
wal-aqrabūna
and the near relatives
وَلِلنِّسَآءِ
walilnnisāi
and for the women
نَصِيبٌۭ
naṣībun
a portion
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَرَكَ
taraka
(is) left
ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ
l-wālidāni
(by) parents
وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ
wal-aqrabūna
and the near relatives
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
قَلَّ
qalla
(is) little
مِنْهُ
min'hu
of it
أَوْ
aw
or
كَثُرَ ۚ
kathura
much
نَصِيبًۭا
naṣīban
a portion
مَّفْرُوضًۭا
mafrūḍan
obligatory
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.
7. 1. Before Islam, this injustice was also practiced that women and small children were not given a share in inheritance, and only the grown boys who were capable of fighting were considered heirs to all the wealth. In this verse, Allah Almighty has stated that just as men, women and boys and girls will also be entitled to a share in the wealth of their parents and relatives; they will not be deprived. However, it is a separate matter that the share of a girl is half that of a boy (as mentioned three verses later). This is not oppression against women, nor is it their belittlement, rather, this law of inheritance in Islam is in complete accordance with the demands of justice and fairness. Because Islam has exempted women from the responsibility of earning a livelihood and has made the man her provider. In addition, wealth comes to the woman in the form of mahr, which is also paid to her by a man. In this respect, men have many times more financial responsibilities compared to women. Therefore, if the share of a woman were equal to that of a man instead of half, it would be oppression against men. But Allah Almighty has not wronged anyone, because He is also Just and Wise.
