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An-Nisa 4:176

يَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفۡتِيكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡكَلَٰلَةِۚ إِنِ ٱمۡرُؤٌاْ هَلَكَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞ وَلَهُۥٓ أُخۡتٞ فَلَهَا نِصۡفُ مَا تَرَكَۚ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٞۚ فَإِن كَانَتَا ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَلَهُمَا ٱلثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَۚ وَإِن كَانُوٓاْ إِخۡوَةٗ رِّجَالٗا وَنِسَآءٗ فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثۡلُ حَظِّ ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۗ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ أَن تَضِلُّواْۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمُۢ

They ask you ˹for a ruling, O  Prophet˺. Say, “Allah gives you a ruling regarding those who die without children or parents.” If a man dies childless and leaves behind a sister, she will inherit one-half of his estate, whereas her brother will inherit all of her estate if she dies childless. If this person leaves behind two sisters, they together will inherit two-thirds of the estate. But if the deceased leaves male and female siblings, a male’s share will be equal to that of two females. Allah makes ˹this˺ clear to you so you do not go astray. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

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يَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ
yastaftūnaka
They seek your ruling
Vocabulary
Root: فتي
قُلِ
quli
Say
Vocabulary
Root: قول
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
يُفۡتِيكُمۡ
yuf'tīkum
gives you a ruling
Vocabulary
Root: فتي
فِي
fī
concerning
Vocabulary
ٱلۡكَلَٰلَةِۚ
l-kalālati
the Kalala
Vocabulary
Root: كلل
إِنِ
ini
if
Vocabulary
ٱمۡرُؤٌاْ
im'ru-on
a man
Vocabulary
Root: مرا
هَلَكَ
halaka
died
Vocabulary
Root: هلك
لَيۡسَ
laysa
(and) not
Vocabulary
Root: ليس
لَهُۥ
lahu
he has
Vocabulary
وَلَدٞ
waladun
a child
Vocabulary
Root: ولد
وَلَهُۥٓ
walahu
and he has
Vocabulary
أُخۡتٞ
ukh'tun
a sister
Vocabulary
Root: اخو
فَلَهَا
falahā
then for her
Vocabulary
نِصۡفُ
niṣ'fu
(is) a half
Vocabulary
Root: نصف
مَا
mā
(of) what
Vocabulary
تَرَكَۚ
taraka
he left
Vocabulary
Root: ترك
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And he
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يَرِثُهَآ
yarithuhā
will inherit from her
Vocabulary
Root: ورث
إِن
in
if
Vocabulary
لَّمۡ
lam
not
Vocabulary
يَكُن
yakun
is
Vocabulary
Root: كون
لَّهَا
lahā
for her
Vocabulary
وَلَدٞۚ
waladun
a child
Vocabulary
Root: ولد
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
Vocabulary
كَانَتَا
kānatā
there were
Vocabulary
Root: كون
ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ
ith'natayni
two females
Vocabulary
Root: ثني
فَلَهُمَا
falahumā
then for them
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ٱلثُّلُثَانِ
l-thuluthāni
two thirds
Vocabulary
Root: ثلث
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
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تَرَكَۚ
taraka
he left
Vocabulary
Root: ترك
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
Vocabulary
كَانُوٓاْ
kānū
they were
Vocabulary
Root: كون
إِخۡوَةٗ
ikh'watan
brothers and sisters
Vocabulary
Root: اخو
رِّجَالٗا
rijālan
men
Vocabulary
Root: رجل
وَنِسَآءٗ
wanisāan
and women
Vocabulary
Root: نسو
فَلِلذَّكَرِ
falildhakari
then the male will have
Vocabulary
Root: ذكر
مِثۡلُ
mith'lu
like
Vocabulary
Root: مثل
حَظِّ
ḥaẓẓi
share
Vocabulary
Root: حظظ
ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۗ
l-unthayayni
(of) the two females
Vocabulary
Root: انث
يُبَيِّنُ
yubayyinu
makes clear
Vocabulary
Root: بين
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
لَكُمۡ
lakum
to you
Vocabulary
أَن
an
lest
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تَضِلُّواْۗ
taḍillū
you go astray
Vocabulary
Root: ضلل
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
Vocabulary
Root: اله
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
of every
Vocabulary
Root: كلل
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
Vocabulary
Root: شيا
عَلِيمُۢ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
Vocabulary
Root: علم

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Root and lemma annotations: Quranic Arabic Corpus © 2011 Kais Dukes (GPL), based on Tanzil text. Grammar tag guide. Only verified word alignments are annotated; missing roots are not guessed. A verse may be a phrase or span several sentences.