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Surah Baqarah Ayat 180 in Arabic Text

كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ إِن تَرَكَ خَيۡرًا ٱلۡوَصِيَّةُ لِلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ
Kutiba ‘alaikum izaa hadara ahadakumul mawtu in taraka khairanil wasiyyatu lilwaalidaini wal aqrabeena bilma’roofi haqqan ‘alalmut taqeen

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 180

Sahih International
Prescribed for you when death approaches [any] one of you if he leaves wealth [is that he should make] a bequest for the parents and near relatives according to what is acceptable – a duty upon the righteous.

Yusuf Ali
“It is prescribed, when death approaches any of you, if he leave any goods that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable usage; this is due from the Allah-fearing.

Abul Ala Maududi
It has been prescribed for you that when death approaches one of you and he is leaving some property behind him, he should bequeath it equitably for his parents and relatives: it is an obligation on those who fear AIIah.

Muhsin Khan
It is prescribed for you, when death approaches any of you, if he leaves wealth, that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable manners. (This is) a duty upon Al-Muttaqun (the pious – see V. 2:2).

Pickthall
It is prescribed for you, when death approacheth one of you, if he leave wealth, that he bequeath unto parents and near relatives in kindness. (This is) a duty for all those who ward off (evil).

Dr. Ghali
Prescribed for you, when death is present to any of you, in case he leaves behind some charitable (benefit), is to make testament to parents and nearest kin, with beneficence-truly (binding) on the pious.

Abdel Haleem
it is prescribed that he should make a proper bequest to parents and close relatives- a duty incumbent on those who are mindful of God.

Muhammad Junagarhi
تم پر فرض کر دیا گیا ہے کہ جب تم میں سے کوئی مرنے لگے اور مال چھوڑ جاتا ہو تو اپنے ماں باپ اور قرابت داروں کے لئے اچھائی کے ساتھ وصیت کرجائے، پرہیزگاروں پر یہ حق اور ﺛابت ہے

Quran 2 Verse 180 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Baqarah ayat 180, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(2:180) It is decreed that when death approaches, those of you who leave behind property shall bequeath equitably to parents and kinsmen. This is an obligation on the God-fearing.[182]


182. This injunction relates to a period of time when no rules had been laid down for the distribution of inheritance. Thus everyone was required to make testamentary disposal of their property so as to ensure that no disputes arose in the family and no legitimate claimant to inheritance was deprived of his due share. Later when God revealed a set of laws regarding the distribution of inheritance see (Surah An-Nisa, ayat 11), the Prophet elucidated further the laws relating to testamentary disposition and inheritance by expounding two rules.

First, that no person can make any will regarding his estate in favour of any of his legal heirs. Their portions were laid down in the Qur’an and neither increase nor decrease in this was permissible, nor could any heir be disinherited, nor anything willed in favour of any heir over and above his legal portion. (See the Tradition: ‘There may be no will in favour of the heir.’ See Abu Da’ud, Al-Wasaya’, 6; Tirmidhi, ‘Al-Wasaya’, 5; Nasa’i, ‘Al-Wasaya’, 5; Ibn Majah, Al-Wasaya’, 5 – Ed.)

Second, that testamentary disposition might be made to the extent of one third of the estate, but no more. (See Bukhari, ‘Al-Wasaya’, 2 and 3; Muslim, ‘Al-Wasiyah’, 5-10; Abu Da’ud, ‘Al-Wasaya’, 2 – Ed.)

The purpose underlying these explanatory directives of the Prophet seems to be that at least two-thirds of the estate should be left aside to be distributed among the legal heirs according to the Qur’anic rules, and that a will could be made in respect of the whole or part of the remaining one-third. This could be made in favour of either relatives, whether close or distant, who are not legal heirs, or others not related by the blood-tie but who are deserving of assistance. Likewise, a will could be made in favour of charitable causes which are found worthy of support.

In later times people began to regard this directive regarding testamentary disposal as a recommendation only. The result was that this rule fell largely into disuse. It is significant, however, that the Qur’an mentions it as ‘an obligation on the God-fearing’. Were Muslims to make this injunction an operative institution no trace would remain of the problems which agitate their minds respecting the Islamic law of inheritance , for example grandchildren whose parents had predeceased their paternal or maternal grandparents and who, under Islamic law, were not entitled to inherit from their grandparents. (The author suggests that re-activating the Qur’anic directive on testamentary disposal is the answer to this and similar problems – Ed.)

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 179 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 178 which provides the complete commentary from verse 178 through 179.

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