An-Nisaa , 3

Surah No: 4

Revealed: Medina

Verse Text: وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلاَّ تُقْسِطُواْ فِي الْيَتَامَى فَانكِحُواْ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاء مَثْنَى وَثُلاَثَ وَرُبَاعَ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلاَّ تَعْدِلُواْ فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ذَلِكَ أَدْنَى أَلاَّ تَعُولُواْ

Transliteration: Wa-in khiftum alla tuqsitoo fee alyatama fainkihoo ma taba lakum mina alnnisa-i mathna wathulatha warubaAAa fa-in khiftum alla taAAdiloo fawahidatan aw ma malakat aymanukum thalika adna alla taAAooloo

Translation (Tahereh Saffarzadeh): And if [as a guardian] you fear that you may not be able to deal with the orphan [girls] justly, then marry other women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that you may not be able deal justly [with them] then only marry one free woman or choose from among the captives and slave girls that you own; that is more possible to prevent you from doing injustice. Translation (M.H. Shakir): And if you fear that you cannot act equitably towards orphans, then marry such women as seem good to you, two and three and four; but if you fear that you will not do justice (between them), then (marry) only one or what your right hands possess; this is more proper, that you may not deviate from the right course.

Subject: /Permanent Marriage/

Keywords: Orphan/Marriage/Justice/Polygamy/

Recitation

Al-Mizan Tafsir-e-Nemouneh (Exemplary) in Brief