Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:127

4:127

وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَ فِى ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِيهِنَّ وَمَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ فِى يَتَـٰمَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ ٱلَّـٰتِى لَا تُؤْتُونَهُنَّ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُنَّ وَتَرْغَبُونَ أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ وَأَن تَقُومُوا۟ لِلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمًا

wayastaftūnaka fī l-nisāi quli l-lahu yuf'tīkum fīhinna wamā yut'lā ʿalaykum fī l-kitābi fī yatāmā l-nisāi allātī lā tu'tūnahunna mā kutiba lahunna watarghabūna an tankiḥūhunna wal-mus'taḍʿafīna mina l-wil'dāni wa-an taqūmū lil'yatāmā bil-qis'ṭi wamā tafʿalū min khayrin fa-inna l-laha kāna bihi ʿalīman

And they request from you, [O Muḥammad], a [legal] ruling concerning women. Say, "Allāh gives you a ruling about them and [about] what has been recited to you in the Book concerning the orphan girls to whom you do not give what is decreed for them - and [yet] you desire to marry them - and concerning the oppressed among children and that you maintain for orphans [their rights] in justice." And whatever you do of good - indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing of it.

— Saheeh International

They ask you [Prophet] for a ruling about women. Say, ‘God Himself gives you a ruling about them. You already have what has been recited to you in the Scripture about orphan girls [in your charge] from whom you withhold the prescribed shares [of their inheritance] and whom you wish to marry, and also about helpless children- God instructs you to treat orphans fairly: He is well aware of whatever good you do.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They ask your legal instruction concerning women, say: Allâh instructs you about them, and about what is recited unto you in the Book concerning the orphan girls whom you give not the prescribed portions (as regards Mahr and inheritance) and yet whom you desire to marry, and (concerning) the children who are weak and oppressed, and that you stand firm for justice to orphans. And whatever good you do, Allâh is Ever All-Aware of it.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَwayastaftūnakaAnd they seek your ruling
فِىfīconcerning
ٱلنِّسَآءِۖl-nisāithe women
قُلِquliSay
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
يُفْتِيكُمْyuf'tīkumgives you the ruling
فِيهِنَّfīhinnaabout them
وَمَاwamāand what
يُتْلَىٰyut'lāis recited
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumto you
فِىfīin
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābithe Book
فِىfīconcerning
يَتَـٰمَىyatāmāorphans
ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāi(of) girls
ٱلَّـٰتِىallātī(to) whom
لَاlānot
تُؤْتُونَهُنَّtu'tūnahunna(do) you give them
مَاmāwhat
كُتِبَkutibais ordained
لَهُنَّlahunnafor them
وَتَرْغَبُونَwatarghabūnaand you desire
أَنanto
تَنكِحُوهُنَّtankiḥūhunnamarry them
وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَwal-mus'taḍʿafīnaand the ones who are weak
مِنَminaof
ٱلْوِلْدَٰنِl-wil'dānithe children
وَأَنwa-anand to
تَقُومُوا۟taqūmūstand
لِلْيَتَـٰمَىٰlil'yatāmāfor orphans
بِٱلْقِسْطِۚbil-qis'ṭiwith justice
وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
تَفْعَلُوا۟tafʿalūyou do
مِنْminof
خَيْرٍۢkhayringood
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَانَkānais
بِهِۦbihiabout it
عَلِيمًۭاʿalīmanAll-Knowing