Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
كتاب الفرائض
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“They ask you for a legal verdict. Say: ‘Allah directs about Al-Kalalah…”
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ENGLISH
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Give the Fara'id, (the shares prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it, and then whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased."
ARABIC
أَلْحِقُوا الْفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا فَمَا بَقِيَ فَلأَوْلَى رَجُلٍ ذَكَرٍ