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Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:3

4:3

وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا۟ فِى ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ فَٱنكِحُوا۟ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَـٰثَ وَرُبَـٰعَ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ فَوَٰحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعُولُوا۟

wa-in khif'tum allā tuq'siṭū fī l-yatāmā fa-inkiḥū mā ṭāba lakum mina l-nisāi mathnā wathulātha warubāʿa fa-in khif'tum allā taʿdilū fawāḥidatan aw mā malakat aymānukum dhālika adnā allā taʿūlū

If you fear that you will not deal fairly with orphan girls, you may marry whichever [other] women seem good to you, two, three, or four. If you fear that you cannot be equitable [to them], then marry only one, or your slave(s): that is more likely to make you avoid bias.

And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan-girls then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three, or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one or (the slaves) that your right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing injustice.

Juz 4Page 77madinah

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وَإِنْwa-inAnd if
خِفْتُمْkhif'tumyou fear
أَلَّاallāthat not
تُقْسِطُوا۟tuq'siṭūyou will be able to do justice
فِىfīwith
ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰl-yatāmāthe orphans
فَٱنكِحُوا۟fa-inkiḥūthen marry
مَاmā
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what
طَابَṭābaseems suitable
لَكُمlakumto you
مِّنَminafrom
ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
مَثْنَىٰmathnātwo
وَثُلَـٰثَwathulāthaor three
وَرُبَـٰعَ ۖwarubāʿaor four
فَإِنْfa-inBut if
خِفْتُمْkhif'tumyou fear
أَلَّاallāthat not
تَعْدِلُوا۟taʿdilūyou can do justice
فَوَٰحِدَةًfawāḥidatanthen (marry) one
أَوْawor
مَاmāwhat
مَلَكَتْmalakatpossesses
أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۚaymānukumyour right hand
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
أَدْنَىٰٓadnā(is) more appropriate
أَلَّاallāthat (may) not
تَعُولُوا۟taʿūlūyou oppress
Surah An-Nisa 4:3 — Quran 4:3 | Ummatey