آيات AYAT.ONE
Surah An-Nisa 4:3
وَاِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ اَلَّا تُقۡسِطُوۡا فِى الۡيَتٰمٰى فَانْكِحُوۡا مَا طَابَ لَـكُمۡ مِّنَ النِّسَآءِ مَثۡنٰى وَثُلٰثَ وَرُبٰعَ​ ​ۚ فَاِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ اَلَّا تَعۡدِلُوۡا فَوَاحِدَةً اَوۡ مَا مَلَـكَتۡ اَيۡمَانُكُمۡ​ ؕ ذٰ لِكَ اَدۡنٰٓى اَلَّا تَعُوۡلُوۡا ؕ‏ ۝
Wa-in khiftum alla tuqsitoo feealyatama fankihoo ma tabalakum mina annisa-i mathna wathulathawarubaAAa fa-in khiftum alla taAAdiloo fawahidatanaw ma malakat aymanukum thalika adnaalla taAAooloo
If you fear you might fail to give orphan women their ˹due˺ rights ˹if you were to marry them˺, then marry other women of your choice—two, three, or four. But if you are afraid you will fail to maintain justice, then ˹content yourselves with˺ one This way you are less likely to commit injustice.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Law of Polygamy: Permission to marry up to four, strictly conditional on justice.

The Insight

Permission is granted to marry two, three, or four women, but only if one can guarantee absolute justice among them. If justice cannot be maintained, marry only one. **Prioritize justice over desire.** View polygamy as a restricted exception, not a right. The absolute condition of **justice** in emotion and provision makes marrying only one the morally superior choice for most men.