What is the interpretation of the noble verse: "And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the time of division, then provide for them therefrom and speak to them words of kindness," and how is it practically realized with applied examples?
Allah Almighty says: {And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the time of division, then provide for them [something] out of it and speak to them words of kindness} [An-Nisa:8]. This verse encourages giving something from the inheritance to non-inheriting relatives, orphans, and the needy when it is being divided, in order to console them. Jurists have differed on whether this giving is obligatory or recommended. The correct view is that it is recommended, not obligatory. When dividing an inheritance, it is recommended to give something that satisfies and pleases the non-inheriting relative (such as the children of a daughter, the daughters of brothers, and paternal aunts) or the poor and needy.
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