Surah Al-Ahzab, ayah 50
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِنَّآ أَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ أَزْوَٰجَكَ ٱلَّـٰتِىٓ ءَاتَيْتَ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ مِمَّآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمِّكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمَّـٰتِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَـٰلَـٰتِكَ ٱلَّـٰتِى هَاجَرْنَ مَعَكَ وَٱمْرَأَةً مُّؤْمِنَةً إِن وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لِلنَّبِىِّ إِنْ أَرَادَ ٱلنَّبِىُّ أَن يَسْتَنكِحَهَا خَالِصَةً لَّكَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۗ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا فَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِىٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ لِكَيْلَا يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ حَرَجٌ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
O Prophet, indeed We have made lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation and those your right hand possesses from what Allāh has returned to you [of captives] and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who emigrated with you and a believing woman if she gives herself to the Prophet [and] if the Prophet wishes to marry her; [this is] only for you, excluding the [other] believers. We certainly know what We have made obligatory upon them concerning their wives and those their right hands possess, [but this is for you] in order that there will be upon you no discomfort [i.e., difficulty]. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.
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- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO Prophet
- ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyuO Prophet
- إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
- أَحْلَلْنَاaḥlalnā[We] have made lawful
- لَكَlakato you
- أَزْوَٰجَكَazwājakayour wives
- ٱلَّـٰتِىٓallātī(to) whom
- ءَاتَيْتَātaytayou have given
- أُجُورَهُنَّujūrahunnatheir bridal money
- وَمَاwamāand whom
- مَلَكَتْmalakatyou rightfully possess
- يَمِينُكَyamīnukayou rightfully possess
- مِمَّآmimmāfrom those (whom)
- أَفَآءَafāaAllah has given
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has given
- عَلَيْكَʿalaykato you
- وَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters
- عَمِّكَʿammika(of) your paternal uncles
- وَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters
- عَمَّـٰتِكَʿammātika(of) your paternal aunts
- وَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters
- خَالِكَkhālika(of) your maternal uncles
- وَبَنَاتِwabanātiand (the) daughters
- خَـٰلَـٰتِكَkhālātika(of) your maternal aunts
- ٱلَّـٰتِىallātīwho
- هَاجَرْنَhājarnaemigrated
- مَعَكَmaʿakawith you
- وَٱمْرَأَةًۭwa-im'ra-atanand a woman
- مُّؤْمِنَةًmu'minatanbelieving
- إِنinif
- وَهَبَتْwahabatshe gives
- نَفْسَهَاnafsahāherself
- لِلنَّبِىِّlilnnabiyyito the Prophet
- إِنْinif
- أَرَادَarādawishes
- ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyuthe Prophet
- أَنanto
- يَسْتَنكِحَهَاyastankiḥahāmarry her
- خَالِصَةًۭkhāliṣatanonly
- لَّكَlakafor you
- مِنminexcluding
- دُونِdūniexcluding
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۗl-mu'minīnathe believers
- قَدْqadCertainly
- عَلِمْنَاʿalim'nāWe know
- مَاmāwhat
- فَرَضْنَاfaraḍnāWe have made obligatory
- عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon them
- فِىٓfīconcerning
- أَزْوَٰجِهِمْazwājihimtheir wives
- وَمَاwamāand whom
- مَلَكَتْmalakatthey rightfully possess
- أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْaymānuhumthey rightfully possess
- لِكَيْلَاlikaylāthat not
- يَكُونَyakūnashould be
- عَلَيْكَʿalaykaon you
- حَرَجٌۭ ۗḥarajunany discomfort
- وَكَانَwakānaAnd Allah is
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah is
- غَفُورًۭاghafūranOft-Forgiving
- رَّحِيمًۭاraḥīmanMost Merciful
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