Does the ruling on inheritance specified in verse 11 of Surat An-Nisa, which dictates that a woman receives half the share of a man, change if the woman is the primary breadwinner for the family or if she works and earns alongside her husband?
The female's share in inheritance is half that of the male, whether she works or not, based on the Almighty's saying: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females." An exception to this is the inheritance of siblings from the mother's side in the case of kalalah (a person who dies without parents or children), where the male receives the same share as the female. Allah Himself undertook the division of inheritance due to His wisdom, and the man is responsible for providing for the woman, which is why his share is increased. The woman is not obligated to spend, and she has the right to refrain from working or spending her money. This does not affect her share of the inheritance.
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