An-Nisā
The Women
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النساء
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O yāayyuhā mankind l-nāsu Fear ittaqū your Lord rabbakumu the One Who alladhī created you khalaqakum from min a soul nafsin single wāḥidatin and created wakhalaqa from it min'hā its mate zawjahā and dispersed wabatha from both of them min'humā men rijālan many kathīran and women wanisāan And fear wa-ittaqū Allah l-laha (through) Whom alladhī you ask tasāalūna [with it] bihi and the wombs wal-arḥāma Indeed inna Allah l-laha is kāna over you ʿalaykum Ever-Watchful raqīban
O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allāh, through whom1 you ask one another,2 and the wombs.3 Indeed Allāh is ever,4 over you, an Observer.5
وَءَاتُوا۟ And give waātū (to) the orphans l-yatāmā their wealth amwālahum and (do) not walā exchange tatabaddalū the bad l-khabītha with the good bil-ṭayibi and (do) not walā consume takulū their wealth amwālahum with ilā your wealth amwālikum Indeed, it innahu is kāna a sin ḥūban great kabīran
And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.
وَإِنْ And if wa-in you fear khif'tum that not allā you will be able to do justice tuq'siṭū with fī the orphans l-yatāmā then marry fa-inkiḥū what mā seems suitable ṭāba to you lakum from mina the women l-nisāi two mathnā or three wathulātha or four warubāʿa But if fa-in you fear khif'tum that not allā you can do justice taʿdilū then (marry) one fawāḥidatan or aw what mā possesses malakat your right hand aymānukum That dhālika (is) more appropriate adnā that (may) not allā you oppress taʿūlū
And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hands possess [i.e., slaves]. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].
وَءَاتُوا۟ And give waātū the women l-nisāa their dower ṣaduqātihinna graciously niḥ'latan But if fa-in they remit ṭib'na to you lakum of ʿan anything shayin of it min'hu (on their) own nafsan then eat it fakulūhu (in) satisfaction hanīan (and) ease marīan
And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts1 graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.2
وَلَا And (do) not walā give tu'tū the foolish l-sufahāa your wealth amwālakumu which allatī (was) made jaʿala (by) Allah l-lahu for you lakum a means of support qiyāman (but) provide (for) them wa-ur'zuqūhum with it fīhā and clothe them wa-ik'sūhum and speak waqūlū to them lahum words qawlan (of) kindness maʿrūfan
And do not give the weak-minded your property,1 which Allāh has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.
وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ And test wa-ib'talū the orphans l-yatāmā until ḥattā [when] idhā they reach[ed] balaghū (the age of) marriage l-nikāḥa then if fa-in you perceive ānastum in them min'hum sound judgement rush'dan then deliver fa-id'faʿū to them ilayhim their wealth amwālahum And (do) not walā eat it takulūhā extravagantly is'rāfan and hastily wabidāran (fearing) that an they will grow up yakbarū And whoever waman is kāna rich ghaniyyan then he should refrain falyastaʿfif and whoever waman is kāna poor faqīran then let him eat (of it) falyakul in a fair manner bil-maʿrūfi Then when fa-idhā you deliver dafaʿtum to them ilayhim their wealth amwālahum then take witnesses fa-ashhidū on them ʿalayhim And is sufficient wakafā Allah bil-lahi (as) a Reckoner ḥasīban
And test the orphans [in their abilities] until they reach marriageable age. Then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their property to them. And do not consume it excessively and quickly, [anticipating] that they will grow up. And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable. Then when you release their property to them, bring witnesses upon them. And sufficient is Allāh as Accountant.