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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 33
وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَٰلِىَ مِمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ عَقَدَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ فَـَٔاتُوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدًا ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And to everyone, We have appointed heirs of that (property) left by parents and relatives. To those also with whom you have made a pledge (brotherhood), give them their due portion (by Wasiyyah - will). Truly, Allâh is Ever a Witness over all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلِكُلٍّۢ
walikullin
And for all
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We (have) made
مَوَٰلِىَ
mawāliya
heirs
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَرَكَ
taraka
(is) left
ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ
l-wālidāni
(by) the parents
وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ ۚ
wal-aqrabūna
and the relatives
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those whom
عَقَدَتْ
ʿaqadat
pledged
أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ
aymānukum
your right hands
فَـَٔاتُوهُمْ
faātūhum
then give them
نَصِيبَهُمْ ۚ
naṣībahum
their share
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kāna
is
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
شَهِيدًا
shahīdan
a Witness
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33. For whatever inheritance parents or close relatives leave behind, We have appointed heirs. And those with whom you have made a contract (of alliance) [56], give them their share. Surely, Allah is ever a Witness over all things.
[56]
Brotherhood and Inheritance:
Ibn Abbas ؓ says that "mawali" refers to heirs, and the meaning of ﴿وَالَّذِيْنَ عَقَدَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ﴾ is that, initially, when the Muhajirin of Islam came to Madinah, the Muhajir would inherit from his Ansari brother, and the Ansari's relatives would not receive the inheritance because the Prophet ﷺ had established brotherhood between them. Then (when the Muslims' economic situation improved), this verse was revealed ﴿وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ﴾, so now such brothers no longer received inheritance, and now ﴿عَقَدَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ﴾ refers to those people with whom an oath of friendship, help, and goodwill is made; they no longer receive inheritance, but the command of bequest remains.
[بخاری، کتاب التفسیر نیز کتاب الکفالہ باب قول اللہ والذین عقدت ایمانکم]
[56]
Brotherhood and Inheritance:
Ibn Abbas ؓ says that "mawali" refers to heirs, and the meaning of ﴿وَالَّذِيْنَ عَقَدَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ﴾ is that, initially, when the Muhajirin of Islam came to Madinah, the Muhajir would inherit from his Ansari brother, and the Ansari's relatives would not receive the inheritance because the Prophet ﷺ had established brotherhood between them. Then (when the Muslims' economic situation improved), this verse was revealed ﴿وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ﴾, so now such brothers no longer received inheritance, and now ﴿عَقَدَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ﴾ refers to those people with whom an oath of friendship, help, and goodwill is made; they no longer receive inheritance, but the command of bequest remains.
[بخاری، کتاب التفسیر نیز کتاب الکفالہ باب قول اللہ والذین عقدت ایمانکم]
