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Rights of orphans, widows and those who are left alone
in the society |
1.
Honour them and treat them with politeness, kindness,
courtesy and generosity [89:16-17]
2.
Do not oppress, abase, subjugate or subdue them [93:9]
3.
Do not push, thrust or drive them way in a violent, harsh,
rough, coarse or rude manner [107:2]. This is a
contravention of Allah's Law [Ad-Deen] [107:1]
4.
Supply them with the means of subsistence in their time of
hunger and destitution [90:14-15]. Do it so in spite of your
love for money, desiring not any recompense nor thanks from
them [76:8-9]
5.
If need be, marry from the orphan girls [4:3] when they come
of age [4:6] or widows [4:127] whom you like and who are
willing to marry you [4:19] and be their protector and
maintainer [4:34]
6.
Do IHSAAN (/good) to them till their economic or
emotional imbalance is no more [2:83, 4:36]
7.
Give them out
of your wealth in spite of your love for keeping money
[2:177, 2:215]
8.
Stand firm for justice to them [4:127]
9.
Give them share from what others leave after death if they
are there at the time of distribution of the inheritance
[4:8]. They also have a share from the war booty [4:41] or
what you obtain without war without any hardship or
inconvenience [59:7]
10.
Set their
affairs right and do what is good for them [2:220]
11.
Give them their property, if it belongs to them. Do not
exchange your bad things for their good ones and devour not
their substance by adding it to your own substance [4:2]
12.
Do not unjustly or corruptly eat up their property [4:10]
13.
(As a caretaker,) Make trial of [minor] orphans until they
reach the age of marriage; if then you find sound judgment
in them, release their property to them; but consume it not
wastefully, nor in haste against their growing up. If the
guardian is well-off, Let him claim no remuneration, but if
he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and
reasonable. When you release their property to them, take
witnesses in their presence [4:6]
14.
And come
not near to the their property, except to improve it, until
they attain the age of full strength [6:152, 17:34]
Note:
The
above references of the verses are those regarding the
rights of Yatama. The Arabic word "yateem" is
very comprehensive and it means "orphans [having no
parents], and also includes "widows* [4:127], and "all those
left alone in the society".
*Reference:
Abdul Mannan Omar, "The Dictionary of the Holy Quran", Noor
Foundation International Inc. (2003) |