حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو کُرَيْبٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي قَوْله وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَی قَالَتْ أُنْزِلَتْ فِي الرَّجُلِ تَکُونُ لَهُ الْيَتِيمَةُ وَهُوَ وَلِيُّهَا وَوَارِثُهَا وَلَهَا مَالٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهَا أَحَدٌ يُخَاصِمُ دُونَهَا فَلَا يُنْکِحُهَا لِمَالِهَا فَيَضُرُّ بِهَا وَيُسِيئُ صُحْبَتَهَا فَقَالَ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَی فَانْکِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَکُمْ مِنْ النِّسَائِ يَقُولُ مَا أَحْلَلْتُ لَکُمْ وَدَعْ هَذِهِ الَّتِي تَضُرُّ بِهَا
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 7530
A'isha said that as for the words of Allah: If you fear that you would not be able to observe equity in case of orphan girls), it was revealed in reference to a person who had an orphan girl (as his ward) and he was her guardian, and her heir, and she possessed property, but there was none to contend on her behalf except her ownself. And he (her guardian) did not give her in marriage because of her property and he tortured her and ill-treated her, it was in relation to her that (Allah said: ) If you fear that you would not be able to observe equity in case of orphan girls, then marry whom you like among women, i. e. whatever I have made lawful for you and leave her whom you are putting to torture.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020