Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:6

4:6

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

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

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.

— Saheeh International

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.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And try orphans (as regards their intelligence) until they reach the age of marriage; if then you find sound judgement in them, release their property to them, but consume it not wastefully and hastily fearing that they should grow up, and whoever (amongst guardians) is rich, he should take no wages, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable (according to his labour). And when you release their property to them, take witness in their presence; and Allâh is All-Sufficient in taking account.

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

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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
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْۖamwālahumtheir wealth
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَأْكُلُوهَآtakulūhāeat it
إِسْرَافًۭاis'rāfanextravagantly
وَبِدَارًاwabidāranand hastily
أَنan(fearing) that
يَكْبَرُوا۟ۚyakbarūthey will grow up
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
كَانَkānais
غَنِيًّۭاghaniyyanrich
فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْۖfalyastaʿfifthen he should refrain
وَمَنwamanand whoever
كَانَkānais
فَقِيرًۭاfaqīranpoor
فَلْيَأْكُلْfalyakulthen let him eat (of it)
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِۚbil-maʿrūfiin a fair manner
فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
دَفَعْتُمْdafaʿtumyou deliver
إِلَيْهِمْilayhimto them
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْamwālahumtheir wealth
فَأَشْهِدُوا۟fa-ashhidūthen take witnesses
عَلَيْهِمْۚʿalayhimon them
وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd is sufficient
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiAllah
حَسِيبًۭاḥasīban(as) a Reckoner