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ents receives a sixth of what you leave if you things.’ (4:176)
have children. If you are childless and your heirs He (Musa) said, ‘My Lord, I have no control over
are your parents your mother receives a third. If anyone but myself and my brother, so make a
you have brothers or sisters your mother receives clear distinction between us and this deviant
a sixth, after any bequest you make or any debts. people.’ (5:25)
With regard to your fathers and your sons, you So his lower self persuaded him to kill his
do not know which of them is going to benefit brother, and he killed him and became one of the
you more. These are obligatory shares from lost. (5:30)
Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:11) Then Allah sent a crow which scratched at the
You receive half of what your wives leave if they earth to show him how to conceal his brother’s
are childless. If they have children you receive a corpse. He said, ‘Woe is me! Can I not even be
quarter of what they leave after any bequest they like this crow and conceal my brother’s corpse?’
make or any debts. They receive a quarter of And he became one of those who suffer bitter re-
what you leave if you are childless. If you have morse. (5:31)
children they receive an eighth of what you leave And some of their forebears, descendants and
after any bequest you make or any debts. If a brothers; We chose them and guided them to a
man or woman has no direct heirs, but has a straight path. (6:87)
brother or sister, each of them receives a sixth. If And to ‘Ad We sent their brother Hud, who said,
there are more than that they share in a third after ‘My people, worship Allah! You have no other
any bequest you make or any debts, making sure god than Him. So will you not guard against
that no one’s rights are prejudiced. This is an in- evil?’ (7:65)
struction from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All- And to Thamud We sent their brother Salih, who
Forbearing. (4:12) said, ‘My people, worship Allah! You have no
Forbidden for you are: your mothers and your other god than Him. A Clear Sign has come to
daughters and your sisters, your maternal aunts you from your Lord. This is the She-Camel of
and your paternal aunts, your brothers’ daughters Allah as a Sign for you. Leave her alone to eat on
and your sisters’ daughters, your foster mothers Allah’s earth and do not harm her in any way or a
who have suckled you, your foster sisters by painful punishment will afflict you.’ (7:73)
suckling, your wives’ mothers, your stepdaugh- And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb
ters who are under your protection: the daugh- who said, ‘My people, worship Allah! You have
ters of your wives whom you have had sexual no other god than Him. A Clear Sign has come to
relations with (though if you have not had sexual you from your Lord. Give full measure and full
relations with them there is nothing blameworthy weight. Do not diminish people’s goods. Do not
for you in it then), the wives of your sons whom cause corruption in the land after it has been put
you have fathered, and marrying two sisters at right. That is better for you if you are believers.’
the same time–except for what may have already (7:85)
taken place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most They said, ‘Detain him and his brother and send
Merciful. (4:23) out marshals to the cities.’ (7:111)
They request from you a ruling. Say: ‘Allah gives We set aside thirty nights for Musa and then
you a ruling about people who die without direct completed them with ten, so the appointed time
heirs: If a man dies childless but has a sister she of his Lord was forty nights in all. Musa said to
receives half of what he leaves, and he is her heir his brother Harun, ‘Take my place among my
if she dies childless. If there are two sisters they people. Keep order and do not follow the way of
receive two-thirds of what he leaves. If there are the corrupters.’ (7:142)
brothers and sisters the males receive the share of When Musa returned to his people in anger and
two females. Allah makes things clear to you so great sorrow, he said, ‘What an evil thing you did
you will not go astray. Allah has knowledge of all in my absence after I left! Did you want to hasten
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