First Timothy
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Treat old women as if they were mothers to you. Treat young women as if they were sisters to you, with all chastity.
وَالنِّسَاءَ الْمُسِنَّاتِ كَمَا لَوْ كُنَّ أُمَّهَاتٍ لَكَ، وَالشَّابَّاتِ كَمَا لَوْ كُنَّ أَخَوَاتٍ لَكَ بِكُلِّ عَفَافٍ.
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Honor every widow who has no one to support her.
أَكْرِمْ كُلَّ أَرْمَلَةٍ لَا مُعِيلَ لَهَا،
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If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn reverence first toward their families, and compensate their parents by giving back to them. Allah has rida in this.
لَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ لِأَرْمَلَةٍ أَوْلَادٌ أَوْ أَحْفَادٌ، فَلْيَتَعَلَّمُوا أَوَّلًا التَّقْوَى تُجَاهَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِمْ وَيُعَوِّضُوا عَلَى الْوَالِدَيْنِ بِرَدِّ الْإِحْسَانِ، فَهَذَا مُرْضِيٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ.
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A true widow, who has no one to support her, asks Rabb Al-Alamin for her livelihood, prays in dua' and seeks his aid night and day.
أَمَّا الْأَرْمَلَةُ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ الَّتِي بِدُونِ مُعِيلٍ، فَتَرْجُو مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ رِزْقًا وَتَدْعُوهُ وَتَسْتَغِيثُهُ لَيْلَ نَهَارَ،
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A widow who is busy with pleasures is as good as dead, even though she is alive.
وَأَمَّا الْأَرْمَلَةُ الْمُتَعَاطِيَةُ لِلْمَلَذَّاتِ، فتُعْتَبَرُ مَيِّتَةً مَعَ أَنَّهَا حَيَّةٌ.
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Command them these things so that no one will blame them.
فَمُرْهُمْ بِهَذِهِ الْأُمُورِ، لِكَيْ لَا يَلُومَهُنَّ أَحَدٌ.
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Do not register a widow in the charity register unless she is over sixty years old, and was the wife of one husband.
لَا تُدَوِّنِ اسْمَ أَرْمَلَةٍ فِي سِجِلِّ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا إِذَا اجْتَازَتْ سِنَّ السِّتِّينَ، وَكَانَتْ زَوْجَةً لِرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ،
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People must also have given shahada about her righteous deeds: bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, giving to holy believers, helping poor people, and continuing in every good work.
وَيَشْهَدُ النَّاسُ لِأَعْمَالِهَا الصَّالِحَةِ: تَرْبِيَةِ الْأَطْفَالِ وَضِيَافَةِ الْغُرَبَاءِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْمُقَدَّسِينَ وَإِعَانَةِ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمُوَاظَبَةِ عَلَى كُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ.
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Do not register the names of young widows, because they will want to marry when their instincts distract them from Al-Masih.
وَلَا تُدَوِّنْ أَسْمَاءَ الْأَرَامِلِ الصَّغِيرَاتِ السِّنِّ، لِأَنَّهُنَّ يَرْغَبْنَ فِي الزَّوَاجِ عِنْدَمَا تَشْغَلُهُنَّ الْغَرِيزَةُ عَنِ الْمَسِيحِ،
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In that way, they will deserve condemnation for their turning back from their first vow.
وَبِذَلِكَ يَحِقُّ عَلَيْهِنَّ الْحُكْمُ لِارْتِدَادِهِنَّ عَنْ نَذْرِهِنَّ الْأَوَّلِ،
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At the same time, they get used to idleness by going from house to house. Worse than idleness, they also gossip, interfere with the affairs of other people, and speak words that they should not.
كَمَا يَتَعَاطَيْنَ فِي ذَاتِ الْوَقْتِ الْبَطَالَةَ بِالذَّهَابِ مِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْتٍ، وَلَيْسَتِ الْبَطَالَةَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَيْضًا النَّمِيمَةَ وَالتَّدَخُّلَ فِي أُمُورِ غَيْرِهِنَّ وَالْكَلَامَ الَّذِي لَا يَنْبَغِي.
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So I want the younger women to get married, have children, and manage their own households. Then the enemy will not have a chance to insult us.
لِذَا أُرِيدُ لِلصَّغِيرَاتِ السِّنِّ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجْنَ، وَيُنْجِبْنَ أَطْفَالًا وَيُدِرْنَ أُمُورَ بُيُوتِهِنَّ، حَتَّى لَا تُتَاحَ لِلْعَدُوِّ فُرْصَةٌ لِإِهَانَتِنَا،
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Some women have already gone astray and followed Al-Shaitan.
فَقَدْ ضَلَّ بَعْضُهُنَّ فَاتَّبَعْنَ الشَّيْطَانَ.
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If a believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her help them and not burden the jama'a with the burden of taking care of them, so that the jama'a of chosen people can help widows who have no one to support them.
إِنْ كَانَتْ لِإِحْدَى الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ قَرِيبَاتُ أَرَامِلُ، فَلْتُعِنْهُنَّ وَلَا تُكَلِّفِ الْجَمَاعَةَ عِبْءَ الِاعْتِنَاءِ بِهِنَّ، لِكَيْ تَتَسَنَّى لِجَمَاعَةِ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ إِعَانَةُ الْأَرَامِلِ اللَّوَاتِي لَا مُعِيلَ لَهُنَّ.
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The sheikhs of the jama'a who are competent in supervision deserve twice as much honor, especially the ones who work hard in preaching and teaching.
يَسْتَحِقُّ شُيُوخُ الْجَمَاعَةِ الْأَكْفَاءُ فِي الْإِشْرَافِ أَنْ يُضَاعَفَ لَهُمُ الْإِكْرَامُ، خَاصَّةً الَّذِينَ يَتْعَبُونَ فِي الْخِطَابِ وَالتَّعْلِيمِ.
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إِذْ قَالَ اللهُ فِي الْكِتَابِ: «لَا تَكُمَّ الثَّوْرَ الَّذِي يَدْرُسُ السَّنَابِلَ فِي الْبَيْدَرِ.» وَأَيْضًا: «يَسْتَحِقُّ الْعَامِلُ أَجْرَهُ.»
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Rebuke the sheikhs who sin in front of the jama'a, so that the rest will be deterred.
أَمَّا الْمُذْنِبُونَ مِنْهُمْ، فَوَبِّخْهُمْ أَمَامَ الْجَمَاعَةِ، حَتَّى يَرْتَدِعَ الْبَاقُونَ.
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I urge you by Allah, by Al-Masih Isa, and by the chosen angels to be careful to implement these commands without partiality or favoritism to anyone.
أُنَاشِدُكَ بِاللهِ وَبِالْمَسِيحِ عِيسَى وَبِالْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُخْتَارَةِ أَنْ تَحْرِصَ عَلَى تَنْفِيذِ هَذِهِ الْأَوَامِرِ دُونَ تَحَيُّزٍ لِأَحَدٍ أَوْ أَيَّةِ مُحَابَاةٍ.
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Do not be hasty to put your hands on anyone to appoint them. Otherwise you would share in the sins of other people. Keep yourself tahir.
لَا تَتَسَرَّعْ فِي وَضْعِ يَدَيْكَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ تَعْيِينًا لَهُ، وَبِهَذَا تُشَارِكَ الْآخَرِينَ فِي ذُنُوبِهِمْ، بَلْ حَافِظْ عَلَى طَهَارَتِكَ.
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Do not drink only water. Drink a little wine as medicine for your stomach and your chronic sicknesses.
لَا تَشْرَبِ الْمَاءَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ قَلِيلًا مِنَ الْخَمْرِ دَوَاءً لِبَطْنِكَ وَعِلَلِكَ الْمُتَكَرِّرَةِ.
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The sins of some people are apparent and their condemnation comes soon. The sins of other people are late in appearing.
إِنَّ ذُنُوبَ الْبَعْضِ ظَاهِرَةٌ وَتَتَقَدَّمُ الْحُكْمَ عَلَيْهِمْ، لَكِنَّ ذُنُوبَ الْبَعْضِ الْآخَرِ تَتَأَخَّرُ فِي الظُّهُورِ،
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In the same way, righteous deeds are apparent. Even the righteous deeds that are not apparent will not remain hidden.
كَذَلِكَ الْأَعْمَالُ الصَّالِحَةُ ظَاهِرَةٌ، وَحَتَّى غَيْرُ الظَّاهِرَةِ لَنْ تَبْقَى فِي الْخَفَاءِ.