English translation
4600. Narrated 'Aīshah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَاregarding the Verse — "They ask your legal instructionconcerning the women, say: Allāh instructsyou about them ... (till) ... and yet whom youdesire to marry..." (V.4:127): (This Verse has been revealed regardingthe case of) a man who has an orphan girl,and he is her guardian and her heir. The girlshares with him all his property, even a date-palm (garden), but he dislikes to marry her,and dislikes to give her in marriage tosomebody else who would share with himthe property she is sharing with him; and forthis reason that guardian prevents thatorphan girl from marrying. So, this Versewas revealed.
