Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 2·Madanī

2

وَلَا وَلَا إِلَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 10 roots in 12 of 16 words

Rarest here: ح-و-ب — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 29 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī16
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Iẓhār shafawī6
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

16 words · 79 letters · āyah 2 of 176

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 89:18 · Al-Fajrvery close

    وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

    And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

  • Quran 17:31 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَٰدَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَٰقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًٔا كَبِيرًا

    And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

  • Quran 93:10 · Ad-Dhuhaaclose

    وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

    And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

  • Quran 2:188 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنْ أَمْوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in…

  • Quran 17:34 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ مَالَ ٱلْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِٱلْعَهْدِ إِنَّ ٱلْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْـُٔولًا

    And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that…

  • Quran 17:26 · Al-Israaclose

    وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا

    And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • An-Noor 24:262 shared roots

    ٱلْخَبِيثَٰتُ لِلْخَبِيثِينَ وَٱلْخَبِيثُونَ لِلْخَبِيثَٰتِ وَٱلطَّيِّبَٰتُ لِلطَّيِّبِينَ وَٱلطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ مُبَرَّءُونَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

    خ-ب-ثط-ي-ب

  • An-Nisaa 4:103 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًا وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا

    ي-ت-مم-و-لأ-ك-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:103 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًا وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًا

    ي-ت-مم-و-لأ-ك-ل

  • Al-Maaida 5:1002 shared roots

    قُل لَّا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْخَبِيثُ وَٱلطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ كَثْرَةُ ٱلْخَبِيثِ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

    خ-ب-ثط-ي-ب

  • Al-Muminoon 23:512 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرُّسُلُ كُلُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ

    ط-ي-بأ-ك-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:1723 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

    ط-ي-بأ-ك-لك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:2 include Quran 89:18 (Surah Al-Fajr), Quran 17:31 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 93:10 (Surah Ad-Dhuhaa), and Quran 2:188 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 89:18 reads: “And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 4:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:2 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.”

Which surah is verse 4:2 in?

Quran 4:2 is āyah 2 of Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), chapter 4 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 176 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.