What is the relationship between orphans and polygyny in the noble verse: (And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry of [other] women what seems good to you)?
The verses (An-Nisa/2-3) indicate that the discussion originally revolves around orphans, safeguarding their wealth, and the prohibition of wrongfully devouring it. The reason for the revelation of the verse: (And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four) goes back to some Companions marrying orphan girls under their guardianship without paying them the dowry due to women of their status. Thus, Allah Almighty forbade that and commanded them to marry other women. The Mother of the Believers, Aisha, clarified that if an orphan girl under the care of her guardian possessed wealth and beauty, and the guardian desired to marry her without giving her full dowry, then they were forbidden from doing so, and were commanded to marry other women who pleased them.
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