2007-12-29 10:30:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Allah says it is man's duty to support his wife and children and provide them every thing they need. Prophet Mohammad said, best place for a woman to be is her home. Let me add that women with children should always be a
full time mothers. No hired help can give the love that a mother can.
When a father dies leaving some wealth, Islamic Law which is made by God says that give one share to son because he has to support his wife and children.
Andgive 1/2 share to daughter because they have no financial responsibility of herself or her children because her husband takes care of that. Hence distribution of wealth becomes fare and nearly equal to both.
You must believe that God is not UNJUST and God wrote the Shariah Laws in Quran. Inheritance laws are not written by Proiphet Mohammad or the scholars of Islam. None of them have right to change the laws that God has written in Quran.
God knows best is the belief of all Muslims.
2007-12-29 11:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by majeed3245 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The reason is because the son will eventually have a wife and family of his own. He would need a larger inheritance in order to take care of himself, his wife and child. The daughter receives less because she would eventually become someones wife and it would be his responsibility to take care of her. At least in Islam there is a set law on inheritance that includes women. Many of the rules regarding inheritance and contracts that are followed today come from the Quran. The Quran was the first scripture to give instructions on a notary.
2007-12-29 20:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by Safiyah 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hello, actually the inheritance law is more for a man than a woman because a man is expected to take care of the family when a woman is taken care.
go to different groups that talk about religion and ask someone that might have a little bit more knowledge
so they can give you good reference. specially in an Islamic website.
You can look in the Qur'an in Surah An-Nisa were you will find the laws that discuss inheritance. Inshallah you will find the answer that you are looking for
2007-12-29 18:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by Khadijah W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The husband must support the wife.
Also when they get divorced, he has to pay alimony ands support her just like when they were still marries.
Quran 002.241 For divorced women Maintenance (should be provided) on a reasonable (scale). This is a duty on the righteous..
Before marriage, he has to pay for the dowry.
Quran 004.004 And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it with right good cheer.
004.019 O ye who believe! Ye are forbidden to inherit women against their will.Nor should ye treat them with harshness, that ye may Take away part of the dower ye have given them, -except where they have been guilty of open lewdness; on the contrary live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and God brings about through it a great deal of good.
2007-12-29 18:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by benmaarof 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is very unfair- to the man.
In Islam the man has to maintain his wife and children and pay for accomodation food etc -while the wife gets to keep all her money even if she is a milionaire.
So tell me which would you prefer- $200,000 which you have to use to buy a house, clothes, foods, everyday costs like schooling or $100,000 you can spend how you like.?
It should be noted that religions before Islam gave women NO share of inheritance and some (Hinduism/Orthodox Judaism) still dont
2007-12-29 18:35:33 · answer #5 · answered by shaybani_yusuf 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The daugther keeps her entire inheritance and can do with it whatever she wants, but the son is required to use his inheritance on his sister, mother, himself. So in the end, it either equals out or the daugther ends up having more.
2007-12-29 18:40:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Daughters inherent from father and husband, sons inherent from fathers only. So equality prevails once again for those who wish to understand.
2007-12-29 19:27:06 · answer #7 · answered by im@home 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same reason Europeans practiced primogeniture (the first son received most of the money)--chauvinism
2007-12-29 18:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he is responsible by law to spend on his female family member…
While there is no such responsibility against female family members in that regard...
2007-12-29 18:46:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cause Islam is highly sexist
2007-12-29 18:45:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋