| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Warif; |
| 2 | The Heir, the Inheritor of All; |
| 3 | And the ninety-third name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing. |
| 4 | Verily, all the people of the Earth are its heirs by Allah; |
| 5 | No man, or race, or group may claim to be the sole inheritors of the Earth. |
| 6 | Such is this rule of inheritance that it need not be written or spoken, |
| 7 | As it is perfect truth. |
| 8 | So it is these rule of inheritance that did apply in ancient times, |
| 9 | Needed not paper or official to witness, |
| 10 | That if the first wife of a man should die before him, |
| 11 | Then he shall inherit all her property; |
| 12 | Yet it the second wife of a man should die before him, |
| 13 | Then he must share her property equally with her house. |
| 14 | That if the first husband of a wife with children should die before her, |
| 15 | Then she shall inherit all his property until all his children are of age; |
| 16 | Yet if the first husband of a wife possess no living children should die before her, |
| 17 | Then she must share her property equally with his house. |
| 18 | If a man divorces his first wife and takes a second wife then dies, |
| 19 | Then his children of the first marriage shall inherit all his property. |
| 20 | If a widower or widow dies, then the children shall inherit; |
| 21 | Yet if there are no living children to inherit, |
| 22 | Then the house of the widower or widow shall share the property equally. |
| 23 | To the eldest living heir shall go the house, its name and its lands; |
| 24 | To the second eldest shall go the animals and their produce; |
| 25 | To the third eldest shall go all texts, books and the administration of all in service to the house. |
| 26 | This is the wisdom and law of Allah. |
| 27 | That the eldest shall keep the good name of the house, |
| 28 | To support those born to the house and earn from the lands; |
| 29 | That the second eldest shall keep good care of the animals and stores, |
| 30 | And earn from their produce good management; |
| 31 | That the third shall protect and help keep the house in order, |
| 32 | And serve the greater good of his or her eldest sibling. |
| 33 | Therefore, a man may forfeit his inheritance, by his own actions and will, |
| 34 | Yet no man may be deprived of his inheritance without cause. |
| 35 | Truly a man who takes possession of what he is not entitled, is a thief. |
| 36 | A man or woman who murders for an inheritance, loses all right and disgraces his house from any entitlement. |
| 37 | But a man who takes possession by false claim of inheritance is both a pirate and abaser of law, |
| 38 | Such men forfeit all rights even unto life. |
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Sufa 125 - The Heir (Al-Warif)