Witnesses on bequest - Quran Chapter 5 – 106a (Pt-7, Stg-2) (L-748) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 5 – 106a (Pt-7, Stg-2) (L-748) - درس قرآن 

Witnesses on bequest

Surah MAAA-‘IDAH (The Table Spread) – Chapter – 5)

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim. 
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)

Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)

 106. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ شَهَٰدَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ حِينَ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ ٱثْنَانِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ أَوْ ءَاخَرَانِ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ إِنْ أَنتُمْ ضَرَبْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصَٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ تَحْبِسُونَهُمَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ إِنِ ٱرْتَبْتُمْ لَا نَشْتَرِى بِهِۦ ثَمَنًا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰ ۙ وَلَا نَكْتُمُ شَهَٰدَةَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْءَاثِمِينَ
 

106a.  O ye who believe! Let there be witnesses between you when death draweth nigh unto one of you, at the time of bequest – two witnesses, just men from among you, or two of the others not of you, in case ye are campaigning in the land and the calamity of death befall you.

106a.  Yaaa-‘ayyu-hallaziina  ‘aamanuu  shahaadatu  baynikum  ‘izaa  hazara  ‘ahada-kumul-mawtu  hiinal-wa-siyyatis-naani  zawaa  ‘adlim-minkum  ‘aw  ‘aakha-raani  min  gayrikum  ‘in  ‘antum  Zarabtum  fil-‘arzi  fa-‘asaa-batkum-musii-batul-mawt.

Commentary

Method of appointing any person as executor to carry into effect the will of a testator, who is at the point of death, is being explained in this verse. The executor is the person; whom any testator gives in charge of his/her property/wealth, so that the executor may hand over it to the heirs. Appointing two Men as executors, who should be just Muslims, is better, because nevertheless, a Muslim (Believer) can never be a faithless. However, if the persons of required standard are not available, then any two common persons from among the Muslims can be appointed as executors. But if someone is campaigning in the land and the calamity of death befall him/her, then any non-Muslim can also be appointed as the executor. 

It is commanded that the Muslims should adopt the way that if they make someone executor at the time of death, then there should be two executors; who should be Muslims and Just. It aims that those should be such persons; upon whom everyone have faith and they should be famous in honesty. If such kind of executors is not available, then two persons from the Muslim community (condition of whom is not known) may be appointed, because a Muslim cannot be a dishonest.

Maximum scholars of the religion have faith that any non-Muslim can be appointed as executor if the Muslim is not available. Otherwise, only any Muslim should be appointed as executor. It has the reason that during the ancient days, only the Muslims were such people who were considered pure from dishonesty. Unfortunately, nowadays, the Disbelievers and Idolaters are deemed more faithful, honest and just than the Muslims. The Muslims should take warning from it.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif).  https://youtu.be/FuEzL3yCSWs