Which verse equates men and women?
Men and women are equal in reward and punishment, and in commands and prohibitions, except in a few instances. Among the instances where they are equal in inheritance is Allah's saying: ﴿And if a man or a woman leaves neither parents nor children, and has a brother or a sister (on the mother's side), then each of the two gets a sixth; but if they are more than two, they share in a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, without harming [others]. [This is] an ordinance from Allah, and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.﴾ (An-Nisa: 12). This verse specifically pertains to maternal siblings. As for full brothers or paternal brothers, they inherit twice the share of their sisters, according to Allah's saying: ﴿And if there are brothers and sisters, male and female, then the male will have the share of two females.﴾ (An-Nisa: 176).
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