Volume 9, Book 86, Number 95:
Narrated ‘Urwa:
That he asked ‘Aisha regarding the Verse: ‘If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with
the orphan girls, marry (other) women of your choice.’ (4.3) ‘Aisha said, “It is about an orphan girl
under the custody of her guardian who being attracted by her wealth and beauty wants to marry her
with Mahr less than other women of her status. So such guardians were forbidden to marry them
unless they treat them justly by giving them their full Mahr. Then the people sought the verdict of
Allah’s Apostle for such cases, whereupon Allah revealed: ‘They ask your instruction concerning wo –
men..’ (4.127) (The sub-narrator then mentioned the Hadith.)