لَنْ Never یَّسْتَنْكِفَ will disdain الْمَسِیْحُ the Messiah اَنْ to یَّكُوْنَ be عَبْدًا a slave لِّلّٰهِ of Allah وَ لَا and not الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ the Angels الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَ ؕ the ones who are near (to Allah) وَ مَنْ And whoever یَّسْتَنْكِفْ disdains عَنْ from عِبَادَتِهٖ His worship وَ یَسْتَكْبِرْ and is arrogant فَسَیَحْشُرُهُمْ then He will gather them اِلَیْهِ towards Him جَمِیْعًا all together فَاَمَّا Then as for الَّذِیْنَ those who اٰمَنُوْا believed وَ عَمِلُوا and did الصّٰلِحٰتِ the righteous deeds فَیُوَفِّیْهِمْ then He will give them in full اُجُوْرَهُمْ their reward وَ یَزِیْدُهُمْ and give them more مِّنْ from فَضْلِهٖ ۚ His Bounty وَ اَمَّا And as for الَّذِیْنَ those who اسْتَنْكَفُوْا disdained وَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا and were arrogant فَیُعَذِّبُهُمْ then He will punish them عَذَابًا (with) a punishment اَلِیْمًا ۙ۬ painful وَّ لَا and not یَجِدُوْنَ will they find لَهُمْ for themselves مِّنْ from دُوْنِ besides اللّٰهِ Allah وَلِیًّا any protector وَّ لَا and not نَصِیْرًا any helper یٰۤاَیُّهَا O النَّاسُ mankind قَدْ Surely جَآءَكُمْ has come to you بُرْهَانٌ a convincing proof مِّنْ from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord وَ اَنْزَلْنَاۤ and We (have) sent down اِلَیْكُمْ to you نُوْرًا a light مُّبِیْنًا clear فَاَمَّا So as for الَّذِیْنَ those who اٰمَنُوْا believed بِاللّٰهِ in Allah وَ اعْتَصَمُوْا and held fast بِهٖ to Him فَسَیُدْخِلُهُمْ then He will admit them فِیْ in رَحْمَةٍ Mercy مِّنْهُ from Himself وَ فَضْلٍ ۙ and Bounty وَّ یَهْدِیْهِمْ and will guide them اِلَیْهِ to Himself صِرَاطًا (on) a way مُّسْتَقِیْمًاؕ straight 4. An-Nisa Page 106 یَسْتَفْتُوْنَكَ ؕ They seek your ruling قُلِ Say اللّٰهُ Allah یُفْتِیْكُمْ gives you a ruling فِی concerning الْكَلٰلَةِ ؕ the Kalala اِنِ if امْرُؤٌا a man هَلَكَ died لَیْسَ (and) not لَهٗ he has وَلَدٌ a child وَّ لَهٗۤ and he has اُخْتٌ a sister فَلَهَا then for her نِصْفُ (is) a half مَا (of) what تَرَكَ ۚ he left وَ هُوَ And he یَرِثُهَاۤ will inherit from her اِنْ if لَّمْ not یَكُنْ is لَّهَا for her وَلَدٌ ؕ a child فَاِنْ But if كَانَتَا there were اثْنَتَیْنِ two females فَلَهُمَا then for them الثُّلُثٰنِ two thirds مِمَّا of what تَرَكَ ؕ he left وَ اِنْ But if كَانُوْۤا they were اِخْوَةً brothers and sisters رِّجَالًا men وَّ نِسَآءً and women فَلِلذَّكَرِ then the male will have مِثْلُ like حَظِّ share الْاُنْثَیَیْنِ ؕ (of) the two females یُبَیِّنُ makes clear اللّٰهُ Allah لَكُمْ to you اَنْ lest تَضِلُّوْا ؕ you go astray وَ اللّٰهُ And Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَیْءٍ thing عَلِیْمٌ۠ (is) All-Knower
(4:172) The Messiah neither did disdain to be a servant of Allah nor do the angels who are stationed near to Him; and whoever disdains to serve Him, and waxes arrogant, Allah will certainly muster them all to Him.
(4:173) He will grant those who have believed and done good deeds their rewards in full, and will give them more out of His bounty. He will bestow upon those who have been disdainful and arrogant a painful chastisement; and they will find for themselves neither a guardian nor a helper besides Allah.
(4:174) O men! A proof has come to you from your Lord, and We have sent down unto you a clear light.
(4:175) Allah will surely admit those who believe in Him and hold fast to Him to His mercy and bounty, and will guide them on to a straight way to Himself.
(4:176) People219 ask you to pronounce a ruling concerning inheritance from those who have left behind no lineal heirs (kalalah).220 Say: 'Allah pronounces for you the ruling: should a man die childless but have a sister,221 she shall have one half of what he has left behind; and should the sister die childless, his brother shall inherit her.222 And if the heirs are two sisters, they shall have two-thirds of what he has left behind.223 And if the heirs are sisters and brothers, then the male shall have the share of two females. Allah makes (His commandments) clear to you lest you go astray. Allah has full knowledge of everything.
219. This verse was revealed long after the revelation of the rest of this surah. According to certain traditions, this verse was the very last Qur'anic verse to be revealed. (For these traditions, see Ibn Kathir's comments on this verse - Ed.) Even if this is disputed, it shows at least that this verse was revealed in 9 A.H., whereas the Muslims had been reciting the present surah, al-Nisa, for quite some time before that. It was for this reason that this verse was not included among the verses relating to inheritance mentioned at the beginning of the surah, but was attached to it at the end as an appendix.
220. There is disagreement about the meaning of the word kalalah. According to some scholars, it means one who dies leaving neither issue nor father nor grandfather. According to others, it refers to those who die without issue (regardless of whether succeeded by either father or grand father). On this question 'Umar remained undecided up to the last. But the majority of jurists accept the opinion of Abu Bakr that the former meaning is correct. The Qur'an also seems to support this, for here the sister of the kalalah has been apportioned half of the inheritance whereas, had his father been alive, the sister would not have inherited from him at all. (For relevant traditions on the subject see the commentary on this verse by Ibn Kathir. For legal discussion on the question see the commentaries of Jassas and Qurtubi - Ed.)
222. This means that if there is no other legal heir the brother will receive the entire inheritance. In the presence of other heirs (such as husband), the brother will receive all the residual inheritance after the other heirs have received their apportioned shares.
223. The same also applies to more than two sisters.