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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A discussion on the meanings of the verse: “Allah commands you regarding your children: for the male, a share equal to that of two females…”

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I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed. We continue with the verse on the inheritance of descendants and ascendants. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
your fathers and your sons… آبائكم وأبنائكم ...
It has been established for us that heirs do not become entitled to inheritance until after the bequest and the debt. Now we ask the brother: what is a bequest? The one who makes a bequest at the time of death. No, what is the meaning of
He commands you to make a bequest يوصي بها
? It means to donate something after one’s death, either to a general entity such as mosques, or to a specific person such as Zayd or 'Amr. And what is the debt?
Source alathar.net

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