Source locator: Episode 27: Inheritance: Named Heirs, Shares, and Cases of Equality, at 08:40–08:44. Audible testimony: «قوله الله يفتكم بالكلاله ش معنى كلاله طيب الكلاله ليس له اصول ولا فروع الكلاله».
Kalālah: one with no ascendants or descendants
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Statement of the claim
Shahrur defines kalālah as the situation in which the deceased has neither ascendants nor descendants.
Explanation
He explains kalālah as a break in the vertical line of descent: no parents and no children. In that case, inheritance passes to brothers or sisters according to the text. In this way, he clarifies the meaning of kalālah as a structural description of the situation, rather than merely an ambiguous term.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom is necessary for determining when the rule concerning siblings in inheritance applies. It also prevents confusion between cases in which children are present and cases in which they are absent.
Limits of the claim
He does not say that everyone without children is automatically kalālah; he also links it to the absence of ascendants.
Brief testimony
“الكلالة ليس له أصول ولا فروع.”
Related links
- Shahrur - the Qur’an
- Shahrur - jurisprudence
- Muhammad-Shahrur-the-Book-and-the-Qur’an