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Surah An-Nisa, Verse 58

سورة النساء، الآية ٥٨

4:58 Juz 5 Hizb 9 Page 87 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 4:58

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا۟ ٱلْأَمَٰنَٰتِ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن تَحْكُمُوا۟ بِٱلْعَدْلِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا ۝٥٨

Transliteration

inna l-laha yamurukum an tu-addū l-amānāti ilā ahlihā wa-idhā ḥakamtum bayna l-nāsi an taḥkumū bil-ʿadli inna l-laha niʿimmā yaʿiẓukum bihi inna l-laha kāna samīʿan baṣīran

Translation

Indeed, Allāh commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allāh instructs you. Indeed, Allāh is ever Hearing and Seeing.

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Verse 58 of Surah An-Nisa (4:58), a Medinan surah, is in juz 5, on page 87 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 58

Al-Mukhtasar

Allah instructs you, O believers, to return things in your care to the people who own them. He instructs you, if you judge between people in any matter, to judge between them with justice according to His sacred laws. Allah’s laws in every situation for you are, of course, excellent. Allah hears all that you say and sees all that you do.

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Other translations of verse 58

Indeed, Allah commands you to return trusts to their owners, and when you judge between people, judge with justice. What an excellent exhortation from Allah to you! Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

Verily! Allâh commands that you should render back the trusts to those to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allâh) gives you! Truly, Allâh is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer.

Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye restore deposits to their owners, and, if ye judge between mankind, that ye judge justly. Lo! comely is this which Allah admonisheth you. Lo! Allah is ever Hearer, Seer.

Allah doth command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; And when ye judge between man and man, that ye judge with justice: Verily how excellent is the teaching which He giveth you! For Allah is He Who heareth and seeth all things.

Surely Allah commands you to make over trusts to their owners and that when you judge between people you judge with justice; surely Allah admonishes you with what is excellent; surely Allah is Seeing, Hearing.

Surely Allah commands you to pay deposits back to their qualified family (i.e. the owners) and, when you judge among mankind, that you judge with justice. How favorable is that to which Allah surely admonishes you; surely Allah has been Ever-Hearing, Ever-Beholding.

Verse 58 word by word

  1. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  2. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  3. يَأْمُرُكُمْ yamurukum orders you أ م ر
  4. أَن an to
  5. تُؤَدُّوا۟ tu-addū render أ د ي
  6. ٱلْأَمَٰنَٰتِ l-amānāti the trusts أ م ن
  7. إِلَىٰٓ ilā to
  8. أَهْلِهَا ahlihā their owners أ ه ل
  9. وَإِذَا wa-idhā and when
  10. حَكَمْتُم ḥakamtum you judge ح ك م
  11. بَيْنَ bayna between ب ي ن
  12. ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi the people أ ن س
  13. أَن an to
  14. تَحْكُمُوا۟ taḥkumū judge ح ك م
  15. بِٱلْعَدْلِ bil-ʿadli with justice ع د ل
  16. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  17. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  18. نِعِمَّا niʿimmā excellently ن ع م
  19. يَعِظُكُم yaʿiẓukum advises you و ع ظ
  20. بِهِۦٓ bihi with it
  21. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  22. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  23. كَانَ kāna is ك و ن
  24. سَمِيعًۢا samīʿan All-Hearing س م ع
  25. بَصِيرًا baṣīran All-Seeing ب ص ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic chain Sunan Abu Dawud 4728

I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) reciting it and putting his two fingers

Abu Yunus Sulaym ibn Jubayr, the freed slave of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), reported: I heard Abu Hurayrah recite this verse: {Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah…

يَضَعُ إِبْهَامَهُ عَلَى أُذُنِهِ وَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا عَلَى عَيْنِهِ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6249

Here is Jibrīl giving you greetings of peace

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) once said to her: “O ‘Ā’ishah, here is Jibrīl giving you greetings of peace.” She said: “And on him be peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah.” Some narrations in Sahīh Al-Bukhāri and…

هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكِ السَّلاَمَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ، تَرَى مَا لاَ نَرَى

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    And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allāh commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allāh from being among the ignorant."

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