Breaking Down 4:2 and 4:3

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4:2
Give the orphans their wealth and do not exchange the bad for the good. And do not consume their wealth into your own. Indeed, that is a great sin.

Infers:
Do not take advantage of the vulnerable. Do not punish those who have done what they were supposed to do by leaving their children homes. Do not punish their children for Allah taking them away early. Do not steal a man’s life purpose simply because Allah called him back. That is among the worst of sins.


4:3
And if you fear that you will not be just to orphans, then marry those that please you from among the women, two, three, or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or what your right hands possess. That is more suitable that you may not incline [to injustice].

Infers:
If you cannot care for the vulnerable on your own, then marry their widowed mothers as well, ensuring they’re kept together, protected, and provided for. If you can support more than one, whether it is women escaping abuse or those abandoned, then you may do so, but only if you can remain fair and have the blessings of the women you are married to.


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