Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
كتاب الفرائض
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What a woman can inherit of the Wala’ (in the book it is given women)
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ENGLISH
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Give the Fara'id (the shares of the inheritance that are prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it; and whatever is left should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased."
ARABIC
أَلْحِقُوا الْفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا، فَمَا تَرَكَتِ الْفَرَائِضُ فَلأَوْلَى رَجُلٍ ذَكَرٍ