سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 2
وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا۟ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بِٱلطَّيِّبِ ۖ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبِيرًا ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And give unto orphans their property and do not exchange (your) bad things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by adding it) to your substance. Surely, this is a great sin.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَءَاتُوا۟
waātū
And give
ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰٓ
l-yatāmā
(to) the orphans
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ ۖ
amwālahum
their wealth
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَتَبَدَّلُوا۟
tatabaddalū
exchange
ٱلْخَبِيثَ
l-khabītha
the bad
بِٱلطَّيِّبِ ۖ
bil-ṭayibi
with the good
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَأْكُلُوٓا۟
takulū
consume
أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ
amwālahum
their wealth
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
with
أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ ۚ
amwālikum
your wealth
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, it
كَانَ
kāna
is
حُوبًۭا
ḥūban
a sin
كَبِيرًۭا
kabīran
great
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.
2. 1. When orphans become mature and sensible, then entrust their wealth to them. By "khabeeth" are meant inferior things, and by "tayyib" are meant excellent things; that is, do not take the good things from their wealth and, just to make up the count, put inferior things in their place. The wealth that has been exchanged, even though it is originally tayyib (pure and lawful), your dishonesty has introduced impurity into it, and it is no longer tayyib; rather, for you it has become khabeeth (impure and unlawful). Similarly, mixing their wealth with your own and consuming it through dishonesty is also prohibited; otherwise, if the intention is goodwill, then mixing their wealth with your own is permissible.
