Surah An-Nisa 4:10-10 - Towards Understanding the Quran - Quran Translation Commentary

Surah An-Nisa 4:10-10 Chapters ↕ Word for Word ↕ Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-14 [2], 15-22 [3], 23-25 [4], 26-33 [5], 34-42 [6], 43-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-87 [11], 88-91 [12], 92-96 [13], 97-100 [14], 101-104 [15], 105-112 [16], 113-115 [17], 116-126 [18], 127-134 [19], 135-141 [20], 142-152 [21], 153-162 [22], 163-171 [23], 172-176 [24] اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoیَاْكُلُوْنَconsumeاَمْوَالَwealthالْیَتٰمٰی(of) the orphansظُلْمًاwrongfullyاِنَّمَاonlyیَاْكُلُوْنَthey consumeفِیْinبُطُوْنِهِمْtheir bellies نَارًا ؕfireوَ سَیَصْلَوْنَand they will be burnedسَعِیْرًا۠(in) a Blazing Fire

Translation

(4:10) Behold, those who wrongfully devour the properties of orphans only fill their bellies with fire. Soon they will burn in the Blazing Flame.¹⁴

Commentary

14. It is reported in a tradition that after the Battle of Uhud the wife of Sa'd b. Rabi' brought her two daughters to the Prophet (peace be on him) and said: 'O Messenger of God! These are daughters of Sa'd who was with you in the Battle of Uhud, where he was martyred. The girls' uncles have seized the whole property and left nothing for them. Who will now marry these girls?' It was after this incident that these verses were revealed. (See Muhammad 'Ali al-Sabuni's comments on this verse in his Safwat al-Tafasir and the sources quoted therein - Ed.)