Surah An-Nisa, ayah 6
وَٱبْتَلُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغُوا۟ ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنْ ءَانَسْتُم مِّنْهُمْ رُشْدًا فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوهَآ إِسْرَافًا وَبِدَارًا أَن يَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚ وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖ وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ فَإِذَا دَفَعْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فَأَشْهِدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبًا
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.
Word by word
- وَٱبْتَلُوا۟wa-ib'talūAnd test
- ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰl-yatāmāthe orphans
- حَتَّىٰٓḥattāuntil
- إِذَاidhā[when]
- بَلَغُوا۟balaghūthey reach[ed]
- ٱلنِّكَاحَl-nikāḥa(the age of) marriage
- فَإِنْfa-inthen if
- ءَانَسْتُمānastumyou perceive
- مِّنْهُمْmin'humin them
- رُشْدًۭاrush'dansound judgement
- فَٱدْفَعُوٓا۟fa-id'faʿūthen deliver
- إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
- أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖamwālahumtheir wealth
- وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
- تَأْكُلُوهَآtakulūhāeat it
- إِسْرَافًۭاis'rāfanextravagantly
- وَبِدَارًاwabidāranand hastily
- أَنan(fearing) that
- يَكْبَرُوا۟ ۚyakbarūthey will grow up
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- كَانَkānais
- غَنِيًّۭاghaniyyanrich
- فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ ۖfalyastaʿfifthen he should refrain
- وَمَنwamanand whoever
- كَانَkānais
- فَقِيرًۭاfaqīranpoor
- 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
- حَسِيبًۭاḥasīban(as) a Reckoner
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