Why is the inheritance of women half that of men?

[mojtaba]

Salamun Alaykum dear brother Ya'qoob!

Your questions imply that you are not familiar with Islamic laws. Dear brother, according to Holy Quran, only men are responsible to take into consideration a suitable dowry for the family(i.e., their wives and children).

4:34

Men are the managers of women, because of the advantage Allah has granted some of them over others, and by virtue of their spending out of their wealth.

But, this does not mean that the wemen can not work. According to Islamic laws(i.e., Shia Islamic laws, I am not awar about Sunni one), if a woman works, her earnings are only for herself and only she, herself can decide for her mony and no one can decide for her. So, the housband can not force his wife for spending her earnings for family. But, According to Islamic ethics, it is good for the women that if her husband can not do his responsibilities completely, she helps him. Anyway, she is not obliged to help her husband.

Also, a woman can wage war with her life and her wealth, but she is not obligated. For example, Hadhrat Khadijah(ra), one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him and his pure progeny) and the mother of Hadhrat Fatima(peace be upon her), was a rich woman. She spent all of his fortune for Allah and propagation of Islam, but she was not obligated. Also, there were women who became martyr for defending Islam, like Hadhrat Fatima(peace be upon her).

Waffaqakallah.

Salam.

Dear brother, do you have any reason for obligation of those responsibilities for women?

In Islamic laws, if a man can not provide a suitable dowry for the family, the wife can complain against her housband. But I can not understand the complaint of a housband against his wife, because she can not provide a suitable dowry for the family!

It should be said that 'the suitable dowry' is different from a family to another and has not an absolute definition.

Also, it should be said that in Islam, the family is based on unity and friendship and helping to each other. But this does not mean that there is no need to the laws.

Waffaqakallah! (May Allah grant you success!)

Peace be to all.

Unfortunately, I made a mistake in these two posts of mine. Insteed of all the terms 'dowry', replace the term 'allowance'.

Best wishes.