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O

mankind

Fear

your Lord

the One Who

created you

from

a soul

single

and created

from it

its mate

and dispersed

from both of them

men

many

and women

And fear

Allah

(through) Whom

you ask

[with it]

and the wombs

Indeed

Allah

is

over you

Ever-Watchful

And give

(to) the orphans

their wealth

and (do) not

exchange

the bad

with the good

and (do) not

consume

their wealth

with

your wealth

Indeed, it

is

a sin

great

And if

you fear

that not

you will be able to do justice

with

the orphans

then marry

what

seems suitable

to you

from

the women

two

or three

or four

But if

you fear

that not

you can do justice

then (marry) one

or

what

possesses

your right hand

That

(is) more appropriate

that (may) not

you oppress

And give

the women

their dower

graciously

But if

they remit

to you

of

anything

of it

(on their) own

then eat it

(in) satisfaction

(and) ease

And (do) not

give

the foolish

your wealth

which

(was) made

(by) Allah

for you

a means of support

(but) provide (for) them

with it

and clothe them

and speak

to them

words

(of) kindness

And test

the orphans

until

[when]

they reach[ed]

(the age of) marriage

then if

you perceive

in them

sound judgement

then deliver

to them

their wealth

And (do) not

eat it

extravagantly

and hastily

(fearing) that

they will grow up

And whoever

is

rich

then he should refrain

and whoever

is

poor

then let him eat (of it)

in a fair manner

Then when

you deliver

to them

their wealth

then take witnesses

on them

And is sufficient

Allah

(as) a Reckoner