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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
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Summary
Kalala, from kalal (fatigue, or from the crown that encircles), has two senses in law. Some say it names the heirs other than parents and children, while others say it names the dead man who has neither father nor son, since kin surround him on both sides; a report has the Prophet asked about it and say: one who dies without a child or a parent 1. Al-Raghib called it a name for the dead man and held both senses correct 2.
Where the word appears in the Qur'an
The word occurs twice in Surat al-Nisa, in verse 12 and verse 176 2.
Who inherits as kalala
Those who inherit as kalala form classes of heirs, all of whom are neither the deceased's parent nor his child, including full brothers, paternal or maternal brothers and others; the share of each is treated in the entry on inheritance 2.
People and things also explored
Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)· Justice among co-wives· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Ahl al-Nasab (the kin by descent, and who counts as kin in bequests and endowments)· Akdariyya (a named inheritance case)· Brother (full, paternal and maternal) in law
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.13480
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.13481
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islam.museum contributors. “Kalala (collateral heirs, fiqh)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/kalala-fiqh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.