Quran 4:7

Surah An-Nisa, Verse 7

Verse 7 of 176 in Surah An-Nisa (النساء), chapter 4 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

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

EnglishSaheeh International
For men is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, and for women is a share of what the parents and close relatives leave, be it little or much - an obligatory share.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
பெற்றோரோ, நெருங்கிய உறவினர்களோ விட்டுச் சென்ற (சொத்)தில் ஆண்களுக்கு பாகமுண்டு. அவ்வாறே பெற்றோரோ, நெருங்கிய உறவினரோ விட்டுச் சென்ற (சொத்)தில் பெண்களுக்கும் பாகமுண்டு - (அதிலிருந்துள்ள சொத்து) குறைவாக இருந்தாலும் சரி, அதிகமாக இருந்தாலும் சரியே (இது அல்லாஹ்வினால்) விதிக்கப்பட்ட பாகமாகும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
දෙමාපියන් හා සමීප ඥාතීන් අත හැර දමා ගිය දැයින් කොටසක් පිරිමි පාර්ශවයට ඇත. එමෙන් ම දෙමාපියන් හා සමීප ඥාතීන් අත හැර දමා ගිය දැයින් කොටසක් කාන්තා පාර්ශවයට ද ඇත. සුළු ප්‍රමාණයක් හෝ වැඩි ප්‍රමාණයක් හෝ වේවා එයින් නියම කරන ලද කොටසක් ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
ماں باپ اور خویش واقارب کے ترکہ میں مردوں کا حصہ بھی ہے اور عورتوں کا بھی۔ (جو مال ماں باپ اور خویش واقارب چھوڑ مریں) خواه وه مال کم ہو یا زیاده (اس میں) حصہ مقرر کیا ہوا ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
男は両親および近親の遺産の一部を得,女もまた両親及び近親の遺産の一部を得る。そのさい遺産の多少を問わず定められたように配分しなさい。
ChineseMa Jian
男子得享受父母和至亲所遗财产的一部分, 女子所得享受父母和至亲所遗财产的一部分,无论他们所遗财产多寡,各人应得法定的部分。

Tafsir of 4:7

The Necessity of Surrendering the Inheritance According to the Portions that Allah Ordained Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah said, "The idolators used to give adult men a share of inheritance and deprive women and children of it. Allah revealed; لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصيِبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَلِدَنِ وَالاٌّقْرَبُونَ (There is a share for men from what is left by parents and those nearest in relation)." Therefore, everyone is equal in Allah's decision to inherit, even though their shares vary according to the degree of their relationship to the deceased, whether being a relative, spouse, etc. Ibn Marduwyah reported that Jabir said, "Umm Kujjah came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said to him, `O Messenger of Allah! I have two daughters whose father died, and they do not own anything.' So Allah revealed; لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصيِبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَلِدَنِ وَالاٌّقْرَبُونَ (There is a share for men from what is left by parents and those nearest in relation.)" We will mention this Hadith when explaining the two Ayat about inheritance. Allah knows best.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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