كفَلَ يَكفُل، كَفْلاً وكَفالةً، فهو كافِل وكفيل، والمفعول مَكْفول
Root: ك ف لSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
كفَل يتيمًا
ربّاه وأنفق عليه وقام بأمره، تعهّده برعايته
🇬🇧 Translation:
to raise an orphan, provide for him, take charge of his affairs, and commit to his care.
كفَل المالَ/ كفَل الرجُلَ
ضَمِنَه
🇬🇧 Translation:
to guarantee, stand as surety for.
Example / Citation:
- " أنت خير المكفولين : في حديث وفد هوازن، يعني به رسول الله
- أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ كَهَاتَيْنِ وَأَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ يَعْنِي : السَّبَّابَةَ وَالْوُسْطَى [حديث]
- {وَمَا كُنْتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلَامَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ} : وقرئت الآية بكسر الفاء (يَكفِل) "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " You are the best of those whose care is undertaken: in the Hadith of the Hawazin delegation, referring to the Messenger of Allah
- I AND THE CUSTODIAN OF THE ORPHAN ARE IN PARADISE LIKE THESE TWO—and he gestured with his fingers, the index and the middle finger [Hadith]
- {And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be the guardian of Mary} : The verse was also recited with a kasra on the fa' (yakfil) "
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