Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · "And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls..." (V.4:3)
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
That he asked `Aisha regarding the Statement of Allah:
"If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls..." (4.3) She said, "O son of
my sister! An Orphan girl used to be under the care of a guardian with whom she shared property. Her
guardian, being attracted by her wealth and beauty, would intend to marry her without giving her a
just Mahr, i.e. the same Mahr as any other person might give her (in case he married her). So such
guardians were forbidden to do that unless they did justice to their female wards and gave them the
highest Mahr their peers might get. They were ordered (by Allah, to marry women of their choice
other than those orphan girls." `Aisha added," The people asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) his instructions after
the revelation of this Divine Verse whereupon Allah revealed:
"They ask your instruction regarding women " (4.127) `Aisha further said, "And the Statement of
Allah: "And yet whom you desire to marry." (4.127) as anyone of you refrains from marrying an
orphan girl (under his guardianship) when she is lacking in property and beauty." `Aisha added, "So
they were forbidden to marry those orphan girls for whose wealth and beauty they had a desire unless
with justice, and that was because they would refrain from marrying them if they were lacking in
property and beauty."
Narrated Aisha:
There was an orphan (girl) under the care of a man. He married her and she owned a date palm
(garden). He married her just because of that and not because he loved her. So the Divine Verse came
regarding…
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'A'isha said in connection with His words (those of Allah):" What is recited to you in the Book about orphan women whom you give not what is ordained for them, while you like to marry them," these were revealed in connec…
Hisham reported that 'A'isha said in connection with the words of Allah:" They ask thee the religious verdict about women, say: Allah gives you the verdict about them" (iv. 126), that these relate to an orphan girl who i…
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْعَامِرِيُّ الأُوَيْسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ عَن…
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
That he had asked `Aisha about the meaning of the Statement of Allah: "If you fear that you shall not
Be able to deal justly With the orphan girls, then Marry (Other) women of your choice T…
Narrated `Urwa:
That he asked `Aisha regarding the Verse: 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the
orphan girls, marry (other) women of your choice.' (4.3) `Aisha said, "It is about an orphan girl…