Translation:
If ˹non-inheriting˺ relatives, orphans,3 or the needy are present at the time of distribution, offer them a ˹small˺ provision from it and speak to them kindly.
If ˹non-inheriting˺ relatives, orphans,3 or the needy are present at the time of distribution, offer them a ˹small˺ provision from it and speak to them kindly.
Translation:
And when [other] near of kin and orphans and needy persons 7 are present at the distribution [of inheritance], give them something thereof for their sustenance, and speak unto them in a kindly way.
And when [other] near of kin and orphans and needy persons 7 are present at the distribution [of inheritance], give them something thereof for their sustenance, and speak unto them in a kindly way.
Commentary:
7 I.e., people who do not have any legal claim to the inheritance, but nevertheless deserve to be considered.
7 I.e., people who do not have any legal claim to the inheritance, but nevertheless deserve to be considered.
3 For example, in the case of orphaned children whose grandfather then dies, leaving behind other children, some scholars rule that an obligatory bequest should be made to them despite not having a share in inheritance.