The Holy Quran 4:11 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

يُوصِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِىٓ أَوْلَـٰدِكُمْ ۖ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۚ فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَآءً فَوْقَ ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ ۖ وَإِن كَانَتْ وَٰحِدَةً فَلَهَا ٱلنِّصْفُ ۚ وَلِأَبَوَيْهِ لِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن كَانَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ أَبَوَاهُ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلثُّلُثُ ۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُۥٓ إِخْوَةٌ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلسُّدُسُ ۚ مِنۢ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِى بِهَآ أَوْ دَيْنٍ ۗ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ لَكُمْ نَفْعًا ۚ فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

Translation

Allaah instructs you concerning your children. For a male is the share of two females (males inherit twice as much as their female counterparts). If the daughters (of the deceased) are more than two, they shall have (shall inherit) two-thirds of what the deceased leaves. If there is only one daughter (to inherit from her parent), she shall have (inherit) half (of the estate). For each of the parents is a sixth of what the deceased leaves if he (or she) has children (male or female). If he (or she) does not have any children and his parents are his only heirs, then the mother gets a third (of the estate. The rest goes to the husband and father). If he (the deceased) has brothers (two or more half or full brothers or sisters), then his mother shall have a sixth (of the estate) after (distributing) the bequests he (the deceased) made and (after settling his) his debts. (In cases of inheritance, grandparents take the place of parents and a son's son takes the place of a real son.) From your fathers and sons you do not know which of them is closer to you in benefit. (It is therefore not possible for you to justly stipulate their shares. Allaah has fixed them for you. Since Allaah is All Knowing, All-Wise, His wisdom in sharing the inheritance cannot be questioned.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The shares of children in inheritance: above, it was mentioned that the relatives of the deceased are his heirs, and a brief indication was given that their shares are fixed and determined. Now the details of these relatives and their shares are set out.

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