Sura 4:11-12 and 4:176 state the Qur'anic inheritance law. When a man dies, and is leaving behind three daughters, his two parents and his wife, they will receive the respective shares of 2/3 for the 3 daughters together, 1/3 for the parents together [both according to verse 4:11] and 1/8 for the wife [4] which adds up to more than the available estate. A second example: A man leaves only his mother, his wife and two sisters, then they receive 1/3 [mother, 4:11], 1/4 [wife, 4:12] and 2/3 [the two sisters, 4:176], which again adds up to 15/12 of the available property.
From Quran AN-NISA (WOMEN) :4-12
4 Give women their dowries freely, but if they are pleased to offer you any of it, consume it good and smooth.
5 Do not give the (orphaned) fools your wealth with which Allah has entrusted you for (their) support, and provide for them and clothe them from it, and speak to them with kind words.
6 And test the orphans until they reach (the age of) marriage. If you perceive in them right judgment, hand over to them their wealth, and do not consume it wastefully, nor hastily before they are grown. And whosoever is rich let him abstain, if poor, let him consume with kindness. When you hand over to them their wealth, take witness over them; it is sufficient that Allah is the Reckoner.
7 Men shall have a share in what their parents and kinsmen leave, and women shall have a share in what their parents and kinsmen leave, whether it is little or abundant, it is an obligated share.
8 If relatives, orphans, or the needy are present at the division (of the inheritance), provide for them out of it, and speak to them in kind words.
9 And let them fear, who, if they themselves left behind weak offspring, would be afraid for them, and let them fear Allah and speak exactly.
10 Those who consume the wealth of orphans wrongfully, only consume fire in their bellies, and they shall roast in the Blaze.
11 Allah charges you concerning your children, for a male like the share of two females. If they are women, above two, they shall have two thirds of what he left, but if she is one, then to her a half. While for his parents, to each one of the two a sixth of what he left, if he has a child. But if he has no child and his heirs are his parents, his mother shall have a third. If he has siblings, to his mother a sixth after any bequest he had bequeathed, or any debt. Your fathers and your children, you do not know which of them is nearer in benefit to you. This is an obligation from Allah. Surely, Allah is the Knower, the Wise.
12 For you half of what your wives leave if they have no child. If they have a child, a quarter of what they leave shall be yours after any bequest she had bequeathed, or any debt. And for them (the females) they shall inherit one quarter of what you leave if you have no child. If you have a child, they shall inherit one eighth, after any bequest you had bequeathed, or any debt. If a man or a woman have no direct heirs, but have a brother or a sister, to each of the two a sixth. If they are more than that, they shall equally share the third, after any bequest that he had bequeathed or any debt without harm. This is an obligation from Allah. He is the Knower, the Clement.
I am curious, why happens if there are no heirs? Why doesn't Allah cover all aspects of it?
This is a custom applied to the tribes that Muhammad was dealing with at the time. The subject came up so he received a
new revelation from Allah as how to handle it. I will admit it is a nice offer that stops the tribes from having to support all the poor people left out of wills but something is lacking here.
The chapter is called AN-NISA (WOMEN) but jumps from heirs/wills, to threats if you don't obey the orders, to women as slaves, then complaining about the Jews and Christians and the book then back to heirs/wills. If this entire sura was called women then it should be about women. Is Allah or Gabriel or Muhammad so high that he can't have train of thought for longer then 60 secs?
Here have a read about the Subject of Women???
http://www.jesus-christ-forums.com/arabic_bible/q ... p?surano=4
Here have a read about the Subject of a Proverb.
http://www.jesus-christ-forums.com/kjv20/B20C001.htm
If Allah has such a problem with the Jews, Christians, and "the book", then he should have directed an entire surah to nothing but that one subject without drifting onto another many subject 's'.
It's called AADD Adult Attention Deficit Disorder.
Short Attention Span/Distractibility
Short attention span, unless very interested in something
Easily distracted, tendency to drift away (although at times can be hyperfocused)
Lacks attention to detail, due to distractibility
Poor writing skills (hard to get information from brain to pen)