{"id":19204,"date":"2026-06-02T02:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=19204"},"modified":"2026-06-02T02:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:37:14","slug":"do-islamic-inheritance-laws-favor-men-over-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=19204","title":{"rendered":"Do Islamic Inheritance Laws Favor Men over Women?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">By Editorial Staff<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Do Islamic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-faith.com\/muslim-lifestyle\/women-in-islam\/women-and-inheritance-law-in-islam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inheritance laws<\/a> favor men over women?<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-faith.com\/muslim-lifestyle\/women-in-islam\/is-a-womans-testimony-worth-half-of-a-mans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">misconception<\/a> is derived from a Quranic verse that is often taken out of context. In this video, we briefly outline Islamic inheritance laws.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Do Islamic inheritance laws favor men over women?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RUJARcYjWoM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><em>Source:<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3vHW2h22WE-pNi5WJtRIjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more on this topic, read this paper: <a href=\"https:\/\/yaqeeninstitute.org\/nazir-khan\/women-in-islamic-law-examining-five-prevalent-myths\/#.Xgiuikf7TIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/yaqeeninstitute.org\/nazir-khan\/women-in-islamic-law-examining-five-prevalent-myths\/#.Xgiuikf7TIV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a question about Islam and Muslims, please feel free to have a one-to-one live chat with us:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ww.chatonfaith.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.chatonfaith.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChatOnFaith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChatOnFaith\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Twitter:<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChatOnFaith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChatOnFaith<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chataboutfaith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chataboutfaith\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Read in this series:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-faith.com\/muslim-lifestyle\/women-in-islam\/is-a-womans-testimony-worth-half-of-a-mans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is a Woman\u2019s Testimony Worth Half of a Man\u2019s?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-faith.com\/muslim-lifestyle\/women-in-islam\/can-muslim-women-initiate-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Muslim Women Initiate Divorce?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<header class=\"post-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-faith.com\/muslim-lifestyle\/women-in-islam\/does-islam-instruct-men-to-beat-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Does Islam Instruct Men to Beat Women?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post-meta-single\"><\/div>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.the-faith.com\/do-islamic-inheritance-laws-favor-men-over-women\/' target='_blank'>Soucre Link<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do Islamic inheritance laws favor men over women? 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