Readers’ Forum

Give women their shares

We do not pay our women their shares, because we have submitted ourselves to the alien culture so deeply that mant of our friends refuse to agree that females will inherit parents’ property after their death. The Quran and the Prophet Muhammad (Sm) have clearly stated females’ portions in all situations. If a man or woman dies leaving behind two daughters only, they will inherit two/thirds of the whole property, cash or kinds; if they have one daughter only, she will be entitled to 50 percents of the whole property. If the deceased has a son(s), he will get twice of a female.
During the farewell Hajj, Saad bin Wakkas, a leading Sahabi fell ill seriously. The Prophet went to visit him. Saad said, I am a rich man and I have one daughter only. Can I donate two-thirds of my property? The Prophet said, No, you can’t. Can I donate half thereof? The Prophet said, No. You can bequeath one-third only. Do you want to see your daughter dependent on others?
Allah has given wisdom and knowledge so that we make no mistake. If we read the Quran and the life of the Prophet, everything will be clear to us.

Ameer Hamzah
Dhaka