Interpretation of Sura an-Nisa - Verse 7
3:12:55 2024-12-22 240

7. " Men shall have a portion of whatever the parents and the near relatives leave, and women shall have a portion of whatever the parents and the near relatives leave, be it little or much, (it is) a decreed portion."

Occasion of Revelation

One of the companians of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) passed away. His cousins divided his wealth among themselves though he had left some small children, and they gave nothing of it to his wife and children. According to their custom, affected from the Age of Ignorance, they believed that only those were inheritors who had the power of fighting.

Then, responding to the grievance of the wife of that man and receiving the Divine revelation of the above verse, the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) called the above mentioned cousins and told them to return the properties to the principle inheritors.

Commentary

1. In the law of Islam, not only men but also women have the right of inheritance, and the religion of Islam is the protector of the rights of women, too.

" Men shall have a portion of whatever the parents and the near relatives leave, and women shall have a portion of whatever the parents and the near relatives leave, ..."

2. In this religion, division of inheritance basing on the power and ability of fighting is forbidden.

3. The principal is the justly division of inheritance, not its amount.

"... be it little or much, ..."

4. The standard of the portion of inheritance is invariable.

"... (it is) a decreed portion."

 

Staff problems   2025-03-20
Reality Of Islam

Negligence of the Moralities

1:11:51   2025-04-21  

Absolute Teaching

12:38:27   2025-04-19  

Contrast of Teaching

12:1:17   2025-04-15  

A Mathematical Approach to the Quran

10:52:33   2024-02-16  

mediation

2:36:46   2023-06-04  

what Allah hates the most

5:1:47   2023-06-01  

allahs fort

11:41:7   2023-05-30  

striving for success

2:35:47   2023-06-04  

Imam Ali Describes the Holy Quran

5:0:38   2023-06-01  

livelihood

11:40:13   2023-05-30  

silence about wisdom

3:36:19   2023-05-29  

MOST VIEWS

Importance of Media

9:3:43   2018-11-05

Illuminations

your life

2:11:12   2022-10-15

people in need

4:25:57   2023-02-11

smiling

1:38:41   2021-12-08

educators

9:50:37   2023-02-28

logic

12:47:1   2022-12-20

strong personality

10:43:56   2022-06-22



IMmORTAL Words
LATEST Education and Teachers Responsibilities Interpretation of Sura Hud - Verses 36-38 Revolutionizing OLEDs: New Spectroscopy Technique Extends Device Lifespan Researchers Reveal That Climbing Stairs Could Extend Your Life SpaceX Just Launched Robots, Atomic Clocks, and Mars Tech Into Orbit New Clues from Penguins Warn of a Global Mercury Crisis How to Communicate Positively with Your Child Negligence of the Moralities Interpretation of Sura Hud - Verses 33-35 Just 3 Days of Fatty Food May Damage Aging Brains, Study Warn Scientists Uncover Game-Changing Fix That Could Extend Battery Life by Over 19 Times Is Yellowstone Going to Erupt? New Research Reveals That the Volcano Is Venting