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Surah 4. An-Nisaa', Ayah 7

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لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبُونَ مِمَّا قَلَّ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَثُرَ ۚ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا
Li l rrij a li na s eebun mimm a taraka alw a lid a ni wa a laqraboona wali l nnis a i na s eebun mimm a taraka alw a lid a ni wa a laqraboona mimm a qalla minhu aw kathura na s eeban mafroo da n
MEN SHALL have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, and women shall have a share in what parents and kinsfolk leave behind, whether it be little or much - a share ordained [by God].
  - Mohammad Asad
Men will have a share in what their parents and their near relatives leave; and women will have a share in what their parents and their near relatives leave: whether it be a little or much, they shall be legally entitled to their shares.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
For men there is a share in what their parents and close relatives leave, and for women there is a share in what their parents and close relatives leave- whether it is little or much. 'These are' obligatory shares.
  - Mustafa Khattab
Unto the men (of a family) belongeth a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, and unto the women a share of that which parents and near kindred leave, whether it be little or much a legal share.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women whether the property be small or large a determinate share. 514
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

I have resisted the temptation to translate "next to kin," as this phrase has a technical meaning in Indian Law, referring to certain kinds of heirs, whereas here the people meant are those whose inheritance is to be divided. The shares are specified. Here the general principles are laid down that females inherit as well as males, and that relatives who have no legal shares, orphans, and indigent people are not to be treated harshly, if present at the division.

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