جزء : 4

All ascendants and descendants are prohibited, i.e. mothers and all the ascendants, the mother of the mother and the mother of the father, and your daughters, they are the descendants, In other words, it is not permissible for a person to marry his daughter, the daughter of his daughter, or the daughter of his son because these are descendants in sequence, just as it is forbidden for a person to marry his sisters, and aunts. The prophet (saws), as well, forbade marriage from the wife’s paternal aunts and the daughters of the brothers and the sisters.

وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللاَّتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ {your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing}: The woman who nursing you has become like your mother, and everything that is forbidden through lineage is forbidden through nursing, that is, the mother and her mother, the grandmother, the mother and her children, sisters through nursing are also prohibited.

وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللاَّتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ اللاَّتِي دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ: {and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in}: The wife’s daughter is not permissible for a man to marry.

وَحَلاَئِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلاَبِكُمْ {And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins}: It is not permissible for him to marry his son’s wife, if he divorces her or even after her death.

وَأَن تَجْمَعُواْ بَيْنَ الأُخْتَيْنِ إَلاَّ مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ{and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously}: It is not permissible for a man to marry two sisters; this is out of respect for the woman.

Everything that is mentioned in this verse is forbidden for a man, and Allah (swt) does not forbid or permit a matter that except for the sake of the human being, whether you know the benefits behind it or are absent from you. In general, if you are just concerned about the wisdom of the commands or the permissible or the forbidden in every matter, in this case you are glorifying the wisdom and not worshiping Allah (swt) The commander. As long as we have believed in Allah (swt), it is part of the requirements and necessities of faith that we believe in what Allah (swt) has revealed and that they are, with no doubt, for our interest, and we have to apply them whether we know the reason behind them or not.

Some of Allah’s commands, whose reasons do not have to be known by a believer, for he would then glorify the reason instead. For example, if we say to anyone: Refrain from alcohol; Because wine leads to cirrhosis of the liver and disease. After that, if this person abstains from drinking the wine, then his commitment is not according to his faith, but rather because he wants to avoid the disease, then it has nothing to do with the issue of faith.

Likewise, if you fast only to keep your perfect health and pray only for doing exercises, then this is not of the faith at all. True faith means to implement the commands of Allah (swt), whether we know the reason or not.

فَمَن شَاء فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاء فَلْيَكْفُرْ

{so whoever wills – let him believe; and whoever wills – let him disbelieve.} (al-Kahf: 29)

Allah (swt) gave the freedom of choice to human beings.

وَلَوْ شَاء رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِي الأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

{And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed – all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?} (Yunus: 99)

The religion is a belief, not culture, religion is doctrine, morals, values, legislation, rulings and controls, and it is based on choice and conviction. The Arabic word which refers to doctrine means to tie, so religion is a doctrine in a way that it is tied in the heart, so faith cannot leave it and polytheism cannot enter into it.

Verily, faith has requirements, as defined in the famous Hadith when Gabriel (Peace be upon him) asked the Prophet (saws) about faith and he answered that faith is:

“To believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day and the divine decree, both good and bad,”[1]

This is the definition of faith in general, the Prophet (saws) also said:

“Iman has over seventy branches – or over sixty branches – the uppermost of which is the declaration: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’; and the least of which is the removal of harmful object from the road, and modesty is a branch of Iman.” [2]

Even if you remove the thorn from the road and prevent harm to a person or an animal, then this is one of the branches of faith in Allah (swt). Faith is a relationship between a servant and his Lord.

[1] Sahih Muslim: Chapter of Faith, Hadith No. 8.

[2] Sahih Muslim: Chapter of Faith, Hadith No.35.

Now we come to the taboos with regard to marriage, which reflect the sound nature, righteous morals, and straight behavior. In view of the fact that the Islamic ruling is legislated in favor of the human being and honoring him. The first forbidden marriage is to marry the woman women your fathers married except for what has already been done, that is what has gone previously before the revelation of these verses. For it was accustomed that if a man died and he was married, the son could marry his father’s wife, however, when Islam came, it forbids this habit and considered the stepmother as a mother, it is not permissible for the son to marry her.

إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا{Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah] : They even call it a hateful marriage, and the child who comes from this marriage is called hatful, so even the instinct disgusts this matter, because it is obscene, immoral, abhorrent and rejected.

In the following verses, Allah (swt) states what is forbidden to a person through lineage and what is forbidden through nursing:

How great is this strong relationship with which Allah (swt) has linked a woman and a man in marriage {have gone in unto each other}: wide contact between you and your wife with breath, food and intercourse…

وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا {and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?}: The covenant is promise between two people, so Allah (swt) made the marriage contract a solemn covenant, so we say to those who cheat marriage contracts and what is related to them: Allah (swt) has stated in the Holy Qur’an that the marriage contract is a covenant between two persons, so it is a solemn, strong, and solid covenant. However, the marriage contract has conditions as is well known, there must be an offer and acceptance between the two partners, a dowry is required, witnesses are required, and it is necessary to publicize the matter so to be clear. That is why we say: The marriage contract is a solemn contract that Allah (swt) has made so any moment of weakness does not affect it. Moreover, the Prophet (saws) explained the relationships that are linked with this heavy covenant in the Farewell Pilgrimage, saying:

“Show fear towards God regarding women, for you have got them under God’s security, and have the right to intercourse with them by God’s word. They must not bring into your houses anyone whom you dislike, but if they do that beat them, though not severely. You are responsible for providing them with their food and clothing in a fitting manner.”[1]

Is there any law in the world that gives the wifes these rights that the Prophet (saws) have explained? And you, O believer, must treat your wife as he (saws) used to treat his, the Prophet (saws) said:

“The best of you is he who is best to his family, and I am the best among you to my family”[2]

He (saws (used to help his wives in every matter, therefore, it is not fair for a man to deprive his wife’s rights after that.

Indeed, there is no law or legislation on the earth can give marital happiness and women’s rights more than these expressed in the Holy Quran and the prophetic hadiths.

[1] Sahih Muslim, The Rites of Pilgrimage, Hadith No. 2555.

[2] Sunan at-Tirmidhi: Chapter of Virtues, Virtues of the Prophet Wives, Hadith NO. 3895.

What is meant here is the dowry.

فَلاَ تَأْخُذُواْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا {do not take [back] from it anything}: He (swt) emphasizes on the financial rights of women.

أَتَأْخُذُونَهُ بُهْتَاناً وَإِثْماً مُّبِيناً{Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?}: When a man wants to divorce a wife and marry another one, he must not take any portion of the dowry he gave to the first wife, so the verses came clear in controlling this issue in favor of women’s rights. “Umar bin Al-Khattab (may allah be pleased with him) stood up on the Minbar and said:

“Do not go to exaggerate in the women’s dowry, for no one informs me of one who has brought more than something that the Messenger of Allah, brought or was driven to, so I will put the rest of that in the treasury.”

Then he descended and a woman from the Quraysh came to him and said: O Commander of the Faithful! Is the book of Allah (swt) more worthy to be followed or what you say? He said: “Rather, the Book of Allah (swt), so what is that?” She said: you previously forbade people to go to extremes in the dowry of women, and Allah (swt) says in his book: {and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts]}.

Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) then said:

“Everyone is more knowledgeable than Omar”

two or three times, then returned to the pulpit and said to the people:

“I used to forbid you to go to extremes in the women’s dowry, so let the man should do with his money what seemed to him”[1]

[1] Sunan al-Bayhaqi: Chapter of the dowry, Section: 2, Hadith No. 14114.

The Quranic text deals with everything related to women in terms of the of rights

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ {O you who have believed,}: It addresses those who enter into a contract of faith with Allah (swt).

لاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُواْ النِّسَاء كَرْهًا {it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion}: It was accustomed that when a person dies, his guardian or his son inherits the money and inherits the wife of the deceased, so he takes her and makes her permissible for him or marries her and takes her dowry. Hence, the woman was as a good, for this Allah (swt) says in this verse:

وَلاَ تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُواْ بِبَعْضِ مَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ {And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them}: Making difficulties refers to the prohibition of the woman’s marriage. Verily, a woman in Islam, if her husband dies, she enters into the waiting period, and when this period ends, she has the right to marry. However, they were preventing her from getting married, so Allah (swt) forbade that except in one case, which is the clear immorality.

 

وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ{And live with them in kindness}: What a great and wonderful words about the wife are these, for the relationship between a man and a woman is not built only on love.

وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ {And live with them in kindness}: Not (in love), the love between a man and a woman may not remain years after marriage, when this woman gets tired, gets old, gives birth and breastfeeds, during the marital life there must happens some disagreements, so the relationship between them should be with kindness not with love only, affection is pleasing to yourself, as by kindness, you please others. The Prophet (saws) said:

“A believer must not hate (his wife) believing woman; if he dislikes one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another”.[1]

How great is this expression!  A woman is not only a tool for physical pleasure, but she is a life partner. If she is not perfect in a side, there are many perfect sides in her character. However, the relationship between a man and a woman is not related to one side, which is the state of the sexual relationship. Rather, this relationship represents an integrated and continuous life with all its pains, hopes, dreams, children education, living and participation in everything related to the concerns, affairs and anxieties of life, children, family building and work. Hence, we cannot make a woman’s share of life is the pleasure only, and the rights are not built on love, but rather are built on values.

The rights of a wife are among the most important duties of a man. A man said to al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him): Many men proposed to my daughter, so who would I marry her? He said:

“Whoever fears Allah, if he loves her, he will honor her, and if he hates her, he will not wrong her”

Because the Prophet (saws) said:

“A believer must not hate (his wife) believing woman; if he dislikes one of her characteristics he will be pleased with another”.

فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا {For if you dislike them – perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good}: When hatred appears as a result of the monotony of life and disagreements, Allah (swt) does not ask the man to divorce her, but says:

فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا{For if you dislike them – perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good}.

[1] Sahih Muslim, Chapter of Infants, Section of the instructions about women, Hadith No. 1469.

وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds}: That is, repentance is not accepted from those who indulges in bad deeds, persists on them, does not care about the repeated calls to stop making mistakes.

حَتَّى إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الآنَ {until, when death comes to one of them, he says, “Indeed, I have repented now,”}: When a person faces death, in these moments he will not benefit from his repentance, and this repentance will not be a repetitive call for reform, because a person believes in these moments that he has lost everything he has in this world and he is leaving it, so he says: I repent now, but it will not be accepted from him.

Allah (swt) accepts the repentance of those who do wrong by ignorance or carelessness , that is when they did evils and committed taboos while they were ignorant of the punishment at and then repented.

ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ {and then repent soon after}: The Prophet, defined it by saying:

“Allah accepts a servant’s repentance till he gives up his spirit in death.”[1]

A person does not know the time when the term will come, so he must hurry to repent.

وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً {and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.}: Why did Allah (swt) not say here: And Allah is Forgiving, Most Merciful, since the speech here is related to repentance? Allah (swt) is All-Knowing of man’s sincerity and that he did not deliberately plan these sins. Allah (swt) says:

قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ [الزّمر]،

{Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”} (az-Zumar: 53)

But there are conditions of repentance, that are when the person did evil out of ignorance and repent before he gives up his spirit in death, and was sincere in his repentance, so Allah (swt) may pardon him.

[1] Sahih Ibn Hayyan: Chapter of Soothing the Hearts, Section of the repentance, Hadith NO.628.

The scholars said that this verse relates to the homosexuality, which is religiously prohibited as stated in this verse. Allah (swt) made the straight instinct in the human beings in a way that there is acceptance between a man and a woman according to the rules that control desires through marriage and its conditions. As the previous verse talked about the women commit illegal sexual intercourse, and that the accusation should be according to four witnesses, aiming to preserve honor and lineage, Islam also, on the other hand, forbids homosexuality. Those who demand the legislating of homosexuality, which leads to destruction of values, are blind from the fact that it is the main reason for the disintegration of Western societies and the spread of AIDS and other diseases. There is no doubt that Moral turpitude is a social and health disease that reflects on all humanity because of abandoning the values brought by the heavenly religions. This is very clear in the teachings of the Holy Quran. The woman is not a tool for adornment, amusement and bodily pleasure, but rather she is a partner of man in all matters of life, and a person must not let his lust lead him to the bottom and destruction, but the wise man is the one who can control his desire according to the limits set by Allah (swt).

فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُواْ عَنْهُمَا {But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone.}: There is a repeated call for reform in society, which is repentance. so If a person repents and fixes what the wrongs that he has done, then Allah (swt) has been and is still merciful.

إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful.}: Allah (swt) accepts sincere repentance from all creation.

He (swt) is the Most Merciful; He shows mercy to a person by not making him fall into sin.

Allah (swt) says:

وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ الزِّنَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاء سَبِيلاً

{And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.}  (Al-Isra: 32)

فَاسْتَشْهِدُواْ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعةً مِّنكُمْ{bring against them four [witnesses] from among you}: Look at the seriousness of saving lineages and honors, that is why accusing falsely chaste women is a big sin. There has to be four people who witnessed them, in this case, families are not subject to any troubles because of the haters and mischief-makers who try to denigrating people. In fact, Islam is very keen not only on building the family through the marriage contract and its conditions, the right choice of the wife and the husband, but then, on preservation and maintenance of the marital relationship from being overwhelmed by accusations, especially in what is related to women. Islam emphasizes on this issue, and the greatest emphasis in testimony contained in the Holy Qur’an is related to women.

Reward is heaven, and punishment is humiliating torment in Hellfire.

تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللّهِ{These are the limits [set by] Allah}:

If they are commands, do not transgress them, and if they are prohibitions, do not come near them.

We leave the details of the quarter and the eighth here to the specialists because it relates to the provisions of inheritance.

مِن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ {after any bequest they [may have] made or debt.}: Always after a will or debt, you cannot distribute the inheritance until the rights attached to this inheritance are taken out.

وَإِن كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُورَثُ كَلاَلَةً {And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants}: That is, he has neither a father nor a son.

وَلَهُ أَخٌ أَوْ أُخْتٌ {but has a brother or a sister,}: Brother and sister here from his mother’s side; because the provisions of full brotherhood come in another place.

غَيْرَ مُضَآرٍّ {as long as there is no detriment [caused].}: Distributing the inheritance in this way cannot harm anyone; Because it is a divine distribution and it is an obligation from Allah (swt).

The verses related to the provisions of inheritance started. These are very important verses that we will deal with some generality; because detailing the provisions of inheritance is a specialized field, and it is a special science called (The science of inheritance.).

يُوصِيكُمُ اللّهُ فِي أَوْلاَدِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الأُنثَيَيْنِ{Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females.}: Skeptics of Islam believe that Islam gave the woman half of the man, and they use this verse as evidence. However, we tell them exactly the opposite; the greatest evidence for women’s right is this verse, additionally, the biggest evidence that the woman took more than the man is this verse; the female’s share is the biggest and is the basis, why? Because there are thirty-three cases in which the woman takes more than the man, whereas in one case she has half the share of the male, so whoever does not know this has no right to attack Islam.

فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَاء فَوْقَ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ {. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one’s estate.}: That is, when there are no males. These are very important verses related to inheritance shares and family rules in society. There are people who believe that women’s rights are deficient in Islam and they keep demanding equality. If we presented Islam with its truth, those people would be surprised that Islam gave women their full rights, and the evidence is these verses. If there is a shortcoming in human understanding, it must be corrected. But to say that the shortcoming is related to the Holy Qur’an or the Prophetic Sunnah, this is not true; Because the Holy Qur’an gave women full rights, so the problem lies in us because we did not understand and did not apply the matter as it came in Islam with the evidence of these verses. Islam honored women and gave them more than men, the evidence for that:

First: This verse.

Second: When A person came to Messenger of Allah (swt) and asked:

“Who among people is most deserving of my fine treatment?” He (saws) said: “Your mother”. He again asked, ”Who next?” “Your mother”, the Prophet (saws) replied again. He asked, “Who next?” He (the Prophet (saws)) said again, “Your mother.” He again asked, “Then who?” Thereupon he (saws) said, ” Then your father.”

He preferred the mother three times over the father. The best person that you should honor is the mother, who is a woman. Also the Holy Qur’an says in regard of the mother:

وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَى وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ

{And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.} (Luqman: 14)

So we do not have the right to take one case and separate it from the rest?!

مِن بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِي بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ {after any bequest he [may have] made or debt.}: The will must be executed and the debt must be repaid on behalf of the deceased before the inheritance is divided.

لاَ تَدْرُونَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ لَكُمْ نَفْعاً {you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit.}: The benefit is determined by Allah (swt), you may think that one of them is closer and more beneficial to you, but you do not know who is more beneficial, fathers or sons.

The orphan in society is protected by Allah ’s (swt) approach. Those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only consuming into their bellies fire and it may be fire in this world before the torment of the hereafter, and they will undoubtedly burn in a Blaze. This is a serious warning from Allah (swt) to those who devour orphans’ money.

It is as if Allah (swt) says that while you all alive, you can give strength to the weak by sticking to Allah ’s approach, and man, by nature, fears for his offspring, hence, if he deals with orphans as Allah (swt) commands and spends on them, this is the fortress for him when he leaves behind weak offspring, as evidenced by Surah Al-Kahf about the story of the righteous man with Moses (PBUH):

فَانطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ اسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ

{So they set out, until when they came to the people of a town, they asked its people for food, but they refused to offer them hospitality. And they found therein a wall about to collapse, so al-Khidh restored it} (al-Kahf:77)

The righteous man built the wall and Moses (PBUH) was surprised:

قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَاتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا

{[Moses] said, “If you wished, you could have taken for it a payment.”} (al-Kahf: 77)

The clarification came after that:

وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَا أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمْرِي ذَلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا

{And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous. So your Lord intended that they reach maturity and extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you could not have patience.”} (al-Kahf: 82)

The consequences of the righteousness of the father, returned to these orphaned children. However, here in our verse of study, Allah makes it clear that if you fear your for weak offspring, then you adhere to charity to the orphans, the poor, and the needy, and follow Allah’s approach to guarantee the future for them. Therefore, the guarantee of the future is not achieved with money, but with values and morals, so if you adopt faith and moral values and give charity to the poor, the needy, orphans…etc., then Allah (swt) does not waste the reward of the doers of good.

فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللّهَ وَلْيَقُولُواْ قَوْلاً سَدِيدًا {So let them fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.}: Do not think that money guarantees the weak of your offspring after you. Indeed, what guarantees them is taking care of orphans, which is one of the greatest deeds, taking into consideration that the Prophet (saws) was an orphan, he (saws) said:

“I will be like this in Jannah with the person who takes care of an orphan”. Messenger of Allah (swt) raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of illustration.”

When distributing money, if some of the relatives who do not inherit, or the orphans or the needy attend, then give them from it.

وَقُولُواْ لَهُمْ قَوْلاً مَّعْرُوفًا {and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.}: It is not enough to give from the money that Allah (swt) gave you, especially the money of the inheritance, but you must accompany this money that you give with the kind saying, the spender must not follow his charity with harm.

We need to contemplate the Holy Qur’an and see the realities of our great Islamic religion whose features have been distorted through the actions of terrorists and takfirist who wanted Islam to be a cover for their crimes and their hatred against humanity morals and values.

Verily, Islam came with stable values ​​that are mentioned in the Book of Allah (swt), or derived from it and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) as well. We must understand it so we know that all this distortion and all these implicit Zionist hatreds over time were carried out through those conspirators against our nation, those who used Islam as a cover for crimes, so they transformed it from a religion of kindness to violence, from a religion of giving to prohibition, they transformed it from a religion of gathering to dividing countries and people, and they abstracted verses and hadiths out of their contexts to distort and change the features of religion. Hence, it was necessary for us to explain and reflect on the Holy Qur’an to show the reality of what Allah (swt) revealed, away from their deviant and misguided projections that we have seen.

For more than a thousand years, the world has been in complete darkness and blind misguidance and ignorance. When Islam came it brought them out of darkness into light, and gave women their rights, and transformed them from a tool for adornment, amusement and play into a partner in building society and the future, and this is what we see now through these great verses:

لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصيِبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَاء نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَالِدَانِ وَالأَقْرَبُونَ

{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}: This division is imposed by Allah (swt); because women were prevented from inheriting.

وَابْتَلُواْ الْيَتَامَى {And test the orphans [in their abilities]}: Do not wait the orphan to reach the age of maturity until you test him and train him to manage money.

حَتَّىَ إِذَا بَلَغُواْ النِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ آنَسْتُم مِّنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَادْفَعُواْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ {until they reach marriageable age. Then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them.}: That is, give them the money that you were entrusted with to manage it before they reach the age of maturity.

وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوهَا إِسْرَافًا وَبِدَارًا أَن يَكْبَرُواْ {And do not consume it excessively and quickly, [anticipating] that they will grow up.}: Do not waste their money or take the initiative to spend it before they grow up and reach the age of maturity.

وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ{And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor – let him take according to what is acceptable}: The one who manages the money of the orphan is either rich, in this case it is better for him to abstain and not take from this money, or poor and in this case he can take his wages for managing this money according to what is customary in the society.

فَإِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فَأَشْهِدُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ {Then when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them.}: Allah (swt) preserves the financial issue with the testimony of witnesses. When you pay the money that was under your guardianship to the orphan, you have to bring witnesses to bear witness that you have paid back the money, that is because when he grows up, someone may try to incline him against whoever was his guardian or custodian of his money, so preserving rights is essential.

 

وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ حَسِيبًا{And sufficient is Allah as Accountant}: It suffices that Allah (swt) is the All-Knowing and the Watcher of this matter. You cannot deceive in any way; because Allah (swt) knows the secret and what is even more hidden.

A weak-minded person is the one who cannot manage his money in the affairs of this life, so his guardian is the one who manages the money for him.

وَقُولُواْ لَهُمْ قَوْلاً مَّعْرُوفًا {and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.}: In the religion of Islam, there is nothing but saying what is kindness and good.

The dowry does not reflect the value of a woman, but rather an honoring to her. Islam has made this dowry a gift that is given to her as a way of expressing the feelings of love between a man and a woman.

فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيئًا مَّرِيئًا {then take it in satisfaction and ease.}: if the woman gives up, willingly, to you anything of the dowry, then you may take it with satisfaction. You presented this dowry as a gift and honor to the woman and not as a price of her, the woman is priceless, for the human being is honored by Allah (swt):

وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ

{And We have certainly honored the children of Adam} (Al-Isra: 70)