وَلَا
تَقۡرَبُواْ
مَالَ
ٱلۡيَتِيمِ
إِلَّا
بِٱلَّتِي
هِيَ
أَحۡسَنُ
حَتَّىٰ
يَبۡلُغَ
أَشُدَّهُۥۚ
وَأَوۡفُواْ
ٱلۡكَيۡلَ
وَٱلۡمِيزَانَ
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ
لَا
نُكَلِّفُ
نَفۡسًا
إِلَّا
وُسۡعَهَاۖ
وَإِذَا
قُلۡتُمۡ
فَٱعۡدِلُواْ
وَلَوۡ
كَانَ
ذَا
قُرۡبَىٰۖ
وَبِعَهۡدِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَوۡفُواْۚ
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
وَصَّىٰكُم
بِهِۦ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تَذَكَّرُونَ
١٥٢
And do not approach the orphan's property except in a way that is best [i.e., intending improvement] until he reaches maturity. And give full measure and weight in justice. We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its capacity. And when you speak [i.e., testify], be just, even if [it concerns] a near relative. And the covenant of Allāh fulfill. This has He instructed you that you may remember.
— Saheeh International
And do not come near the wealth of the orphan—unless intending to enhance it—until they attain maturity. Give full measure and weigh with justice. We never require of any soul more than what it can afford. Whenever you speak,1 maintain justice—even regarding a close relative. And fulfil your covenant with Allah. This is what He has commanded you, so perhaps you will be mindful.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Prohibition of Consuming the Orphan's Property
`Ata' bin As-Sa'ib said that Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said, "When Allah revealed,
وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ
(And come not near to the orphan's property, except to improve it.) and,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأ
…The Prohibition of Consuming the Orphan's Property
`Ata' bin As-Sa'ib said that Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said, "When Allah revealed,
وَلاَ
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