Surah An-Nisa 4:6
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 6 of 176
وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغُوا۟ ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ ءَانَسْتُم مِّنْهُمْ رُشْدًۭا فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوهَآ إِسْرَافًۭا وَبِدَارًا أَن يَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚ وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيًّۭا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرًۭا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ فَإِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فَأَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبًۭا
Translation
Test orphans until they reach marriageable age; then, if you find they have sound judgement, hand over their property to them. Do not consume it hastily before they come of age: if the guardian is well off he should abstain from the orphan’s property, and if he is poor he should use only what is fair. When you give them their property, call witnesses in; but God takes full account of everything you do.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nisa 4:6 is discussed in 18 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Orphans (Yateem) (key verse)
- Accountability (Hisab) (key verse)
- Extravagance (Israf) (key verse)
- Repelling (Daf') (key verse)
- Economy (Iqtisad)
- Man (Insan)
- Wealth (Mal)
- Weakness (Da'f)
- Modesty (Iffah)
- Trials (Ibtila)
- Eating (Akl)
- Divine Limits (Hudud)
- Rights (Huquq)
- Sin (Dhanb)
- Zakat
- Fitnah
- Marriage (Nikah)
- Martyrdom (Shahadah)
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