The Rights of the Orphan in the Noble Quran

                                                                                         

The meanings of verse 4:36 of the Noble Quran:

Verse 4:36 says that:
And serve Allah, acknowledge His divine Oneness.
Ascribe no thing, no idol as partner unto Him.
And worship God, declare His Oneness, and associate nothing with Him.
Show kindness unto parents, be dutiful and gentle-mannered to them, and also unto near kindred.
Be kind to near kindred, and to orphans, and to the needy, and to the neighbor who is near, to you in terms of [physical] vicinity or kinship, and to the neighbor who is a stranger, the one far from you in terms of [physical] vicinity or kinship; and to the friend at your side, a traveling companion, or a colleague at work, and, it is also said, one’s wife; and to the wayfarer, the one cut off during a journey, and to what your right hands own, of bondsmen.
Allah commands you to keep ties with your kin, and orphans
Allah commands that you show kindness to orphans, and to protect their wealth, etc, and the needy, and He enjoins giving alms to the needy, and unto the neighbor who is of kin unto you,
The neighbor who also happen to be your relative has three rights over you: the right of kinship, the right of Islam, and the right of being a neighbor
And the neighbor who is not of kin, the neighbor who is not a relative has two rights: the right of Islam and the right of being a neighbor
and the fellow traveler, a fellow traveler has two rights: the right of Islam and the right of companionship;
it is also said that this refers to one's wife at home. Allah commands kindness towards her (and the wayfarer)
Allah commands the honoring of guests. Honoring a guest for three days is the guest's right. The honour bestowed on the guest after the third day is considered a charity on the part of the host;
And the slaves, whom your right hands possess, Allah commands kindness towards slaves, males and females.
Lo! Allah does not love such as are proud, in their walking and boastful about the bounties of Allah, showing nothing but wantonness and arrogance towards Allah's servants, and Allah does not love the one who boasts before people of what he has been given.
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Verse 4:36 in different translations

QARIB:
Worship Allah and do not associate anything with him. be kind to parents and near kinsmen, to the orphans and to the needy, to your neighbor who is your kindred, and to the neighbor at your far side, and the companion at your side, and to the destitute traveler, and to that which your right hands owns. Allah does not love he who is proud and struts,

SHAKIR:
And serve Allah and do not associate any thing with him and be good to the parents and to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the neighbor of (your) kin and the alien neighbor, and the companion in a journey and the wayfarer and those whom your right hands possess; surely Allah does not love him who is proud, boastful;

PICKTHAL:
And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto him. (show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbor who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbor who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveler and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands possess. lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful,

YUSUFALI:
serve Allah, and join not any partners with him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: for Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;-

About the author:
Safaa Abdel-Aziz
Co-Chief Editor, October Weekly Magazine,
Cairo, Egypt.


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