Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem
Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (Rahmatullahi 'alayh)
A woman called and asked that if
Allah Ta’ala is so fair and just, then why do women get half the share of men
in the matter of inheritance.
This disease of WHY? has to be
cured. It is a disease and a very serious disease. It can lead to Kufr, because
this kind of questioning means, that if we do not understand, we will not
accept. نَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنْ
ذٰلِك
This attitude is extremely dangerous
for a person’s Imaan.
Allah Ta’ala prescribes only what is
good for us. He is both Haakim (One Who Commands) and Hakeem (The Wise). He
Orders and Commands with great wisdom.
Yes, Allah Ta’ala created “AQL” and
reason and we make use of these faculties, but this is not the starting point
of Shari’ah (Islamic Law). The starting point is the
Qur`aan Shareef and Ahaadeeth.
As Muslims, we say that we believe in Allah Ta’ala and His Rasul (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam). We say that we believe in the Qur`aan Shareef. We are thus
bound to accept every Commandment of Allah Ta’ala.
One reason as to why a man gets twice
the share of inheritance in comparison to the female is that Allah Ta’ala did not place any burden or
financial responsibility upon women.
As a daughter, her father has to
maintain and provide for her. As a wife, her husband is obliged to maintain and
provide for her. Her expenditure is nil. On the other hand, the male has to
utilize his share of inheritance to also take care of his mother and sisters.
The Qur`aan Shareef and the Ahkaam of Allah Ta’ala are full of Hikmah
(wisdom). We need not to question Shari’ah; rather, we need to question our own
weaknesses.
We should work on developing our
Imaan, in the light of the outstanding attribute of the Sahaba-e-Kiraam (Radhiyallahi
‘anhum) which was:
‘…WE HEAR AND
WE OBEY…’
[SURAH AN-NOOR 24 : 51]
