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Tafsir of An-Nisa' 4:176

Surah An-Nisa' 4:176

ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ

They request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allah 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. Allah makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allah is Knowing of all things.

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(They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred…) [4:176]. Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hamid informed us>Zahir ibn Ahmad> al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Mus‘ab> Yahya ibn Hakim> Ibn Abi ‘Adiyy> Hisham ibn Abi ‘Abd Allah> Abu’l-Zubayr> Jabir who said: “I had seven sisters and I fell ill. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, came to visit me. [He found me unconscious and so] he spit on my face and I woke up. I said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, can I bequest for my sister two thirds of my wealth’. He said: ‘Hold back!’ I said: ‘What about half?’ He said: ‘Hold back!’ and then he went out and left me. Then he came back and said to me: ‘O Jabir, you are not going to die as a result of your present illness. Allah has revealed verses explaining the share your sister should have. He has apportioned two thirds for them’ ”. Jabir used to say: “This verse (They ask thee for a pronouncement. Say: Allah hath pronounced for you concerning distant kindred…) was revealed about me”.