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Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 4 (4:4)

ٱلنِّسَاء

وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ صَدُقَٰتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً ۚ فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن شَىْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ …

Quran 4:4 is ayah 4 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 77 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:4
وَءَاتُوا۟ٱلنِّسَآءَصَدُقَٰتِهِنَّنِحْلَةً ۚفَإِنطِبْنَلَكُمْعَنشَىْءٍمِّنْهُنَفْسًافَكُلُوهُهَنِيًٓٔامَّرِيًٓٔا٤
waātū l-nisāa ṣaduqātihinna niḥ'latan fa-in ṭib'na lakum ʿan shayin min'hu nafsan fakulūhu hanīan marīan

And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.(4)

Word by word

  1. وَءَاتُوا۟waātūAnd give
  2. ٱلنِّسَآءَl-nisāathe women
  3. صَدُقَٰتِهِنَّṣaduqātihinnatheir dower
  4. نِحْلَةً ۚniḥ'latangraciously
  5. فَإِنfa-inBut if
  6. طِبْنَṭib'nathey remit
  7. لَكُمْlakumto you
  8. عَنʿanof
  9. شَىْءٍshayinanything
  10. مِّنْهُmin'huof it
  11. نَفْسًاnafsan(on their) own
  12. فَكُلُوهُfakulūhuthen eat it
  13. هَنِيًٓٔاhanīan(in) satisfaction
  14. مَّرِيًٓٔاmarīan(and) ease

Tafsir (commentary) of 4:4

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