The Holy Quran 4:7 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ ۚ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا

Translation

For men (mature and immature) is a share of what (their) parents and relatives leave behind (as inheritance for them), and for women (mature and immature) is a share of what (their) parents and relatives leave behind; whether it (what they leave behind) is a little or a lot. This share is fixed (by Allaah and no person may deprive another of his/her rightful share).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Rulings on the estate and inheritance: before the time of the Prophet ﷺ it was the custom that daughters, whether young or grown, were given no inheritance, and sons who were minors did not receive any inheritance either. Only men who were grown and fit for fighting enemies were considered heirs.

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