Surah An-Nisa' Ayah 3

An-Nisa' · Ayah 3 · Juz 4 · Page 77

وَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَلَّا تُقۡسِطُواْ فِي ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ فَٱنكِحُواْ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ مَثۡنَىٰ وَثُلَٰثَ وَرُبَٰعَۖ فَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَلَّا تَعۡدِلُواْ فَوَٰحِدَةً أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدۡنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعُولُواْ ٣

Wa in khiftum allā tuqsiṭū fil-yatāmā fankiḥū mā ṭāba lakum minan-nisāʾi mathnā wa thulātha wa rubāʿ, fa in khiftum allā taʿdilū fawāḥidatan aw mā malakat aymānukum, dhālika adnā allā taʿūlū.

And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hands possess [i.e., slaves]. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].

Translation: Sahih International

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  • وَإِنۡAnd if
  • خِفۡتُمۡyou fear
  • أَلَّاthat not
  • تُقۡسِطُواْyou will be able to do justice
  • فِيwith
  • ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰthe orphans
  • فَٱنكِحُواْthen marry
  • مَاwhat
  • طَابَseems suitable
  • لَكُمto you
  • مِّنَfrom
  • ٱلنِّسَآءِthe women
  • مَثۡنَىٰtwo
  • وَثُلَٰثَor three
  • وَرُبَٰعَۖor four
  • فَإِنۡBut if
  • خِفۡتُمۡyou fear
  • أَلَّاthat not
  • تَعۡدِلُواْyou can do justice
  • فَوَٰحِدَةًthen (marry) one
  • أَوۡor
  • مَاwhat
  • مَلَكَتۡpossesses
  • أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۚyour right hand
  • ذَٰلِكَThat
  • أَدۡنَىٰٓ(is) more appropriate
  • أَلَّاthat (may) not
  • تَعُولُواْyou oppress

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An-Nisa'النساء

The Women · Medinan · 176 ayahs

Juz
4
Page
77
Hizb
8