سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 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 ﴿127﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَ
wayastaftūnaka
And they seek your ruling
فِى
fī
concerning
ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ
l-nisāi
the women
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يُفْتِيكُمْ
yuf'tīkum
gives you the ruling
فِيهِنَّ
fīhinna
about them
وَمَا
wamā
and what
يُتْلَىٰ
yut'lā
is recited
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
فِى
fī
concerning
يَتَـٰمَى
yatāmā
orphans
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
l-nisāi
(of) girls
ٱلَّـٰتِى
allātī
(to) whom
لَا
lā
not
تُؤْتُونَهُنَّ
tu'tūnahunna
(do) you give them
مَا
mā
what
كُتِبَ
kutiba
is ordained
لَهُنَّ
lahunna
for them
وَتَرْغَبُونَ
watarghabūna
and you desire
أَن
an
to
تَنكِحُوهُنَّ
tankiḥūhunna
marry them
وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ
wal-mus'taḍʿafīna
and the ones who are weak
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ
l-wil'dāni
the children
وَأَن
wa-an
and to
تَقُومُوا۟
taqūmū
stand
لِلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
lil'yatāmā
for orphans
بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ
bil-qis'ṭi
with justice
وَمَا
wamā
And whatever
تَفْعَلُوا۟
tafʿalū
you do
مِنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kāna
is
بِهِۦ
bihi
about it
عَلِيمًۭا
ʿalīman
All-Knowing
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
127. 1 Regarding the questions that are often asked about women, from here their answers are being given.
127. 2 وَمَا یُتلَیٰ عَلَیْکُمْ its connection is to اللہ یفتیکُمْ, meaning Allah clarifies about them and the verses of the Book of Allah clarify those matters which have already been revealed regarding orphan girls. The reference is to Surah An-Nisa, verse 3, in which people were stopped from the injustice that they would marry orphan girls because of their beauty, but would avoid giving them their due dowry.
127. 2 Two translations have been made of this: one is the same as the late translator has done, in which the word فی is omitted; the second translation is made by considering the word عن as omitted, i.e., ترغبون عن ان تنکحوھن, "you do not desire to marry them." When رغبت is followed by عن, it means aversion and lack of interest. As in (وَمَنْ يَّرْغَبُ عَنْ مِّلَّةِ اِبْرٰھٖمَ) 2:130, this is as if the second situation is being described: sometimes the orphan girl would be unattractive, so her guardian or other heirs who shared in the inheritance would themselves not want to marry her, nor would they marry her elsewhere, so that no one else would share in her portion of the inheritance. Allah forbade this second form of injustice just as He forbade the first.
127. 3 Its connection is also to یتامی النساء, i.e., وما یتلی علیکم فی یتامی النساء وفی المستضعفین من الولدان. What is recited to you regarding orphan girls (Surah An-Nisa, verse 3) and what is recited regarding weak children refers to the command of the Quran (يُوْصِيْكُمُ اللّٰهُ فِيْٓ اَوْلَادِكُمْ) 4:11, in which daughters, along with sons, have also been made heirs in inheritance. Whereas in the time of ignorance, only the elder sons were considered heirs; the younger, weaker children and women were deprived of inheritance. The Shariah has made all of them heirs.
127. 4 Its connection is also to یَتَامَی النِّسآءِ, i.e., the command of the Book of Allah is also recited to you that you should deal justly with orphans. Whether the orphan girl is beautiful or unattractive, in both cases, do justice (as detailed above).
127. 2 وَمَا یُتلَیٰ عَلَیْکُمْ its connection is to اللہ یفتیکُمْ, meaning Allah clarifies about them and the verses of the Book of Allah clarify those matters which have already been revealed regarding orphan girls. The reference is to Surah An-Nisa, verse 3, in which people were stopped from the injustice that they would marry orphan girls because of their beauty, but would avoid giving them their due dowry.
127. 2 Two translations have been made of this: one is the same as the late translator has done, in which the word فی is omitted; the second translation is made by considering the word عن as omitted, i.e., ترغبون عن ان تنکحوھن, "you do not desire to marry them." When رغبت is followed by عن, it means aversion and lack of interest. As in (وَمَنْ يَّرْغَبُ عَنْ مِّلَّةِ اِبْرٰھٖمَ) 2:130, this is as if the second situation is being described: sometimes the orphan girl would be unattractive, so her guardian or other heirs who shared in the inheritance would themselves not want to marry her, nor would they marry her elsewhere, so that no one else would share in her portion of the inheritance. Allah forbade this second form of injustice just as He forbade the first.
127. 3 Its connection is also to یتامی النساء, i.e., وما یتلی علیکم فی یتامی النساء وفی المستضعفین من الولدان. What is recited to you regarding orphan girls (Surah An-Nisa, verse 3) and what is recited regarding weak children refers to the command of the Quran (يُوْصِيْكُمُ اللّٰهُ فِيْٓ اَوْلَادِكُمْ) 4:11, in which daughters, along with sons, have also been made heirs in inheritance. Whereas in the time of ignorance, only the elder sons were considered heirs; the younger, weaker children and women were deprived of inheritance. The Shariah has made all of them heirs.
127. 4 Its connection is also to یَتَامَی النِّسآءِ, i.e., the command of the Book of Allah is also recited to you that you should deal justly with orphans. Whether the orphan girl is beautiful or unattractive, in both cases, do justice (as detailed above).
