5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

money earned likewise. But it is not permissible if it is known
that the food itself comes from the harâm. So is the case with a
woman who eats the food brought home by her husband.
If the debts of the deceased are in excess of the property he
leaves, the heirs can prevent the sale of the property left by
paying the value (of the owed property) to the creditors out of
their own property. The creditors cannot say that they shall not
let them (the heirs) have the (left) property unless they (the
heirs) pay all the debts.”
The sons’ being given twice as much as the daughters in the
dividing up of inherited property has been leading some people
to misconception; it has been another basis for the enemies of
Islam to inveigh against Islam. They say that in Islam women
are deprived of their rights. I have quoted a very ignoble poem
fibbed by Ziyâ Gökalp, in the 41st chapter of the part named
Doğruya İnan, Bölücüye Aldanma in my Turkish book Fâideli
Bilgiler (Useful Information). In truth, in Islam the woman has
been given so much that she does not need a bit of inheritance.
Her husband, her father, her brother, and her other mahram
relatives such as paternal uncles have been enjoined to work,
earn and meet all her needs. On account of this hard task, men
would deservedly be inheriting the whole property had Islam not
favoured women with getting half men’s share. Despite the fact
that the man has to support the woman and the woman does
not have to support even herself, Islam supports the woman by
giving her a share from the inheritance in addition. This is
another demonstration of the fact that women are cherished
highly in Islam. Anyone who disapproves and dislikes the rules
of Islam becomes a disbeliever. If a daughter says, “I want a
share equal to my brother’s,” the inherited property will be
divided into six shares, the son will be given four shares and the
daughter will be given two shares, and both of them will
acknowledge their acquiescence in this commandment of
Allâhu ta’âlâ. Then the son donates one of his four shares to his
sister, thus securing her against the danger of becoming a
disbeliever.
23 – CALCULATIONS of FARÂID
(Solution of the Problems of Farâid)
Solving the problems of farâid requires learning well and
memorizing the ten pieces of knowledge given in the previous
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