An-Nisa
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An-Nisa · Ayah 176

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Translation

They seek your ruling

Word Breakdown

يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ

They seek your ruling

Word Breakdown

يَسْتَفْتُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPresentForm ((X))
Rootفتي
Common

youth, young person; to give legal ruling, interpret

Lemmaيَسْتَفْتُ

Verb (form X) - to seek ruling, to inquire, to ask

ونَIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural
كَIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine singular)

you/your

2nd personMasculineSingular

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Grammar Rules

Verb form X — seeking/requesting
يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ (They seek your ruling) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.
We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".

Sahih International

They request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allāh gives you a ruling concerning one having neither descendants nor ascendants [as heirs]." If a man dies, leaving no child but [only] a sister, she will have half of what he left. And he inherits from her if she [dies and] has no child. But if there are two sisters [or more], they will have two thirds of what he left. If there are both brothers and sisters, the male will have the share of two females. Allāh makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allāh is Knowing of all things.

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