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WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN ISLAM |
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Rights As Sister |
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Verses of the Holy Qur'an about the rights of woman as sister are: I . .... 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 anyone). Thus is it ordained by Allah, and Allah is All‑Knowing, Most‑Forbearing. (4:12) 2. Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:‑ Your mothers, daughters, Sisters; father's sisters, (4:23) 3. They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave No descendants or ascendants as heirs. If if is a man that dies, leaving a sister but no child, she shall have half the inheritance: If (such a deceased was) a woman, who left no child, her brother takes her inheritance: If there are two sisters, they shall have two‑thirds of the inheritance (between them):if there are brothers and sisters, (they share), the male having twice the share of the female. Thus doth Allah make clear to you (his law), lest ye err. And Allah hath knowledge of all things. (4:176) [Back to the start of this chapter] Hadith of the Prophet (PBUH) on this subject is as follows:‑ Ibn Abbas reported that the Holy Prophet said: If one brings up three daughters or sisters, teaches them good manners and treats them kindly and lovingly till they no longer need his help, Allah will make paradise obligatory for him. One man said: What if he has two? He replied. And he also. Ibn Abbas said that if the people had enquired about one, the Prophet would have said the same thing. (Shariah Sunnah) [Back to the start of this chapter] III ‑ RIGHTS IN THE LIGHT OF QUR'AN AND HADITH Following rights are conferred by the Qur'an and Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) on the woman as sister. 1. According to the Qur'an, the sister is entitled to receive share in inheritance. If the deceased (man or woman) leaves no parents and no child and has a brother or a sister on mother's side (uterine), the sister and brother would get one ‑sixth each. And if they are more than two, they would share in one‑third. (Al‑Qur'an 4:12) If a man dies childless and also is not survived by parents, but leaves behind full or consanguine sister, she would be entitled to one‑half of the estate and in case of two or more such sisters, they would share equally in two‑third of the estate. But if there are brothers and sisters both, the share of two females would be equal to that of one male‑ (AI‑Qur'an 4:176) 2. Marriage with a sister has been prohibited by the Qur'an (4:23). Thus the evil custom of marriages of brothers with sisters prevailing in many old civilizations was abolished by Islam. 3. According to Hadith, if someone brings up three or two daughters or sisters, teachers them good manners and treats them kindly, Allah will admit him into paradise. |
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