A discussion on the meanings of the verse: “Allah commands you regarding your children: the male shall have the share of two females. If there are only daughters, two or more, they shall have two-thirds of what is left. If there is only one, she shall have one-half…”
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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: [An-Nisa 4:11] We mentioned that in this verse there is evidence that Allah is more merciful to the human being than his mother and father. What is the aspect of the evidence from this verse? That Allah instructed the parents regarding their children, and this indicates that He is more merciful to them than their fathers. We also mentioned among the benefits of the verse that if a son and a daughter are present in the inheritance, the daughter gets half of what the son gets. Where is this taken from? From His saying: [An-Nisa 4:11]. We mentioned the benefit in His saying: [An-Nisa 4:11] and He did not say: “For the female is half of what is for the male.” What is the benefit? Because “share” contains generosity and increase, whereas “half” contains deficiency. That is, the choice of [An-Nisa 4:11] is because a “share” brings joy to the soul and delight to the heart, but a “half” is a deficiency and a lowering. Therefore, and Allah knows best, He turned away from it to [An-Nisa 4:11]. His saying, Exalted is He: [An-Nisa 4:11] The exegetes differed regarding the word