An-Nisa
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An-Nisa · Ayah 3

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Translation

And if

Word Breakdown

وَإِنْ

And if

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes speech after parenthetical

and

إِنْHarf · Conditional particle

if

Lemmaإِن

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Grammar Rules

Conditional (if/when)
وَإِنْ (And if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

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. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hands possess [i.e., slaves]. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].

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