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)
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.
- Juz 4
- Hizb 8
- Page 77
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Medina
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
Word by word
- وَٱبْتَلُوا۟wa-ib'talūAnd test
- ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰl-yatāmāthe orphans
- حَتَّىٰٓḥattāuntil
- إِذَاidhā[when]
- بَلَغُوا۟balaghūthey reach[ed]
- ٱلنِّكَاحَl-nikāḥa(the age of) marriage
- فَإِنْfa-inthen if
- ءَانَسْتُمānastumyou perceive
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humin them
- رُشْدًاrush'dansound judgement
- فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟fa-id'faʿūthen deliver
- إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
- أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖamwālahumtheir wealth
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَأْكُلُوهَآtakulūhāeat it
- إِسْرَافًاis'rāfanextravagantly
- وَبِدَارًاwabidāranand hastily
- أَنan(fearing) that
- يَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚyakbarūthey will grow up
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- كَانَkānais
- غَنِيًّاghaniyyanrich
- فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖfalyastaʿfifthen he should refrain
- وَمَنwamanand whoever
- كَانَkānais
- فَقِيرًاfaqīranpoor
- فَلْيَأْكُلْfalyakulthen let him eat (of it)
- بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚbil-maʿrūfiin a fair manner
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
- دَفَعْتُمْdafaʿtumyou deliver
- إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
- أَمْوَٰلَهُمْamwālahumtheir wealth
- فَأَشْهِدُوا۟fa-ashhidūthen take witnesses
- عَلَيْهِمْ ۚʿalayhimon them
- وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd is sufficient
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiAllah
- حَسِيبًاḥasīban(as) a Reckoner
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