Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 6 (4:6)

ٱلنِّسَاء

وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغُوا۟ ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ ءَانَسْتُم مِّنْهُمْ رُشْدًا …

Quran 4:6 is ayah 6 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 77 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:6
وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰحَتَّىٰٓإِذَابَلَغُوا۟ٱلنِّكَاحَفَإِنْءَانَسْتُممِّنْهُمْرُشْدًافَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟إِلَيْهِمْأَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖوَلَاتَأْكُلُوهَآإِسْرَافًاوَبِدَارًاأَنيَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚوَمَنكَانَغَنِيًّافَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖوَمَنكَانَفَقِيرًافَلْيَأْكُلْبِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚفَإِذَادَفَعْتُمْإِلَيْهِمْأَمْوَٰلَهُمْفَأَشْهِدُوا۟عَلَيْهِمْ ۚوَكَفَىٰبِٱللَّهِحَسِيبًا٦
wa-ib'talū l-yatāmā ḥattā idhā balaghū l-nikāḥa fa-in ānastum min'hum rush'dan fa-id'faʿū ilayhim amwālahum walā takulūhā is'rāfan wabidāran an yakbarū waman kāna ghaniyyan falyastaʿfif waman kāna faqīran falyakul bil-maʿrūfi fa-idhā dafaʿtum ilayhim amwālahum fa-ashhidū ʿalayhim wakafā bil-lahi 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.(6)

Word by word

  1. وَٱبْتَلُوا۟wa-ib'talūAnd test
  2. ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰl-yatāmāthe orphans
  3. حَتَّىٰٓḥattāuntil
  4. إِذَاidhā[when]
  5. بَلَغُوا۟balaghūthey reach[ed]
  6. ٱلنِّكَاحَl-nikāḥa(the age of) marriage
  7. فَإِنْfa-inthen if
  8. ءَانَسْتُمānastumyou perceive
  9. مِّنْهُمْmin'humin them
  10. رُشْدًاrush'dansound judgement
  11. فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟fa-id'faʿūthen deliver
  12. إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
  13. أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖamwālahumtheir wealth
  14. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  15. تَأْكُلُوهَآtakulūhāeat it
  16. إِسْرَافًاis'rāfanextravagantly
  17. وَبِدَارًاwabidāranand hastily
  18. أَنan(fearing) that
  19. يَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚyakbarūthey will grow up
  20. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  21. كَانَkānais
  22. غَنِيًّاghaniyyanrich
  23. فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖfalyastaʿfifthen he should refrain
  24. وَمَنwamanand whoever
  25. كَانَkānais
  26. فَقِيرًاfaqīranpoor
  27. فَلْيَأْكُلْfalyakulthen let him eat (of it)
  28. بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚbil-maʿrūfiin a fair manner
  29. فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
  30. دَفَعْتُمْdafaʿtumyou deliver
  31. إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
  32. أَمْوَٰلَهُمْamwālahumtheir wealth
  33. فَأَشْهِدُوا۟fa-ashhidūthen take witnesses
  34. عَلَيْهِمْ ۚʿalayhimon them
  35. وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd is sufficient
  36. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiAllah
  37. حَسِيبًاḥasīban(as) a Reckoner

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