ONE WIFE OR MORE
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Peace All,
411 Allah (thus) directs you as regards your Children's (Inheritance) to the male, a portion equal to that of two females if only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth share of the inheritance to each, if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased Left brothers (or sisters) the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases ('s) after the payment of legacies and debts. Ye know not whether your parents or your children are nearest to you in benefit. These are settled portions ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Al-wise.
412 In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leave no child; but if they leave a child, ye get a fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, their share is a fourth, if ye leave no child; but if ye leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts. If the man or woman whose inheritance is in question, has left neither ascendants nor descendants, but has left a brother or a sister, each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than two, they share in a third; after payment of legacies and debts; so that no loss is caused (to any one). Thus is it ordained by Allah; and Allah is All-knowing, Most Forbearing.
In inheritance verses (411 and 412) cases of children and siblings are always mentioned according their numbers one, two, or more. But you will never find a statement that says ?If wives are more than one than they shall be partners in a forth? Are these verses contradicting with verse 43 which is regarded as allowing to mary more than one wife?
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Peace Tlepsh,
There are so many possibilities left out of the inheritance signs. They are merely guidelines. This is why we are told that those guidelines only apply for whatever is remaining (if anything) after execution of a will or paying off debts.
Therefore, things like how much does a grand daughter take if her grandfather died and her father was already dead are not spelled out. Would she take her father's complete share despite her being female or would she take half her uncles' share or nothing at all? This is why it is important to have a will which will cover situations not explicitly spelled out.
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Peace truthseeker11,
Thank you for your reply.
Granddaughter and grandfather are not mentioned in verses of inheritance.
Inheritance verses speak of the following
? Children (cases for one or more)
? Father (only one)
? Mother (only one)
? Wife (only one)
? Husband (only one)
? Siblings (cases for one or more)
We all know that father can not be more than one, mother can not be more than one, husbands can not be more than one, children can be more than one, and siblings can be more than one. So what is the reason God doesn?t give us cases more than one wives same as children and siblings? -
Salaam Tlepsh
This is quite a logical question. Those who did not think of it made the "four wives" share a 1/4 in presence of children.
Others used it to argue against polygamy.
Some who support restricted polygamy (e.g Prof. Shahrour) noticed that and concluded that the second wife/ves get nothing and all goes to the first one, since, according to him, the others already had their share being widows.In my opinion, wherever the verses speak of "abnaa'" or "aabaa'" (if they do) they also meant adoptive children/foster parents and all descendants (grandchildren) and ascestors (grand parents). The second wife was married for the sake of her fatherless children. She, in my opinion, will not inherit, but her "adopted-by-the-husband" children will.
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Salaam Samia,
Thank you for your explanations.
At the beginning of 411 it says
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and at the end it says
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How can you explain that in this verse adoptive children are also included?Yes, second marriage is for the sake of the fatherless child but why this child?s mother will not inherit from her husband but her husband will inherit from her?