سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 10
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًا ۖ وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, they eat up only fire into their bellies, and they will be burnt in the blazing Fire!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَأْكُلُونَ
yakulūna
consume
أَمْوَٰلَ
amwāla
wealth
ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
l-yatāmā
(of) the orphans
ظُلْمًا
ẓul'man
wrongfully
إِنَّمَا
innamā
only
يَأْكُلُونَ
yakulūna
they consume
فِى
fī
in
بُطُونِهِمْ
buṭūnihim
their bellies
نَارًۭا ۖ
nāran
fire
وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ
wasayaṣlawna
and they will be burned
سَعِيرًۭا
saʿīran
(in) a Blazing Fire
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
10. Those who wrongfully consume the wealth of orphans are only filling their bellies with fire [16], and soon they will enter a blazing Hell.
[16]
Consuming the Wealth of an Orphan is a Major Sin:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Avoid the seven destructive sins." The Companions asked, "What are they?" He said, "Associating partners with Allah, sorcery, killing a soul which Allah has forbidden except by right, consuming usury, consuming the wealth of an orphan, fleeing from the battlefield, and slandering chaste, innocent, believing women."
[بخاری۔ کتاب الوصایا۔ باب __QUR_0__ مسلم، کتاب الایمان۔ باب بیان الکبائر وأکبرھا]
Also, while narrating the incident of Mi'raj, he said: I saw some people whose lips were like those of camels, and an angel would open their lips and throw burning coals into their mouths, which would come out from their behinds, and they would scream and wail in pain. Then the angel would again put the coals into their mouths, and this punishment was continuous for them. I asked Jibreel ؑ, "Who are these people?" Jibreel ؑ replied, "These are the people who used to wrongfully consume the wealth of orphans."
[16]
Consuming the Wealth of an Orphan is a Major Sin:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Avoid the seven destructive sins." The Companions asked, "What are they?" He said, "Associating partners with Allah, sorcery, killing a soul which Allah has forbidden except by right, consuming usury, consuming the wealth of an orphan, fleeing from the battlefield, and slandering chaste, innocent, believing women."
[بخاری۔ کتاب الوصایا۔ باب __QUR_0__ مسلم، کتاب الایمان۔ باب بیان الکبائر وأکبرھا]
Also, while narrating the incident of Mi'raj, he said: I saw some people whose lips were like those of camels, and an angel would open their lips and throw burning coals into their mouths, which would come out from their behinds, and they would scream and wail in pain. Then the angel would again put the coals into their mouths, and this punishment was continuous for them. I asked Jibreel ؑ, "Who are these people?" Jibreel ؑ replied, "These are the people who used to wrongfully consume the wealth of orphans."
