Surah An-Nisa, ayah 24
۞ وَٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۖ كِتَـٰبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَأُحِلَّ لَكُم مَّا وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَن تَبْتَغُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُم مُّحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَـٰفِحِينَ ۚ فَمَا ٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهِۦ مِنْهُنَّ فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا تَرَٰضَيْتُم بِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْفَرِيضَةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا
And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allāh upon you. And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these, [provided] that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse. So for whatever you enjoy [of marriage] from them, give them their due compensation as an obligation. And there is no blame upon you for what you mutually agree to beyond the obligation. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Wise.
Word by word
- ۞ وَٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتُwal-muḥ'ṣanātuAnd (prohibited are) the ones who are married
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- مَاmāwhom
- مَلَكَتْmalakatyou possess
- أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۖaymānukumrightfully
- كِتَـٰبَkitābaDecree
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- عَلَيْكُمْ ۚʿalaykumupon you
- وَأُحِلَّwa-uḥillaAnd are lawful
- لَكُمlakumto you
- مَّاmāwhat
- وَرَآءَwarāa(is) beyond
- ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumthat
- أَنanthat
- تَبْتَغُوا۟tabtaghūyou seek
- بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمbi-amwālikumwith your wealth
- مُّحْصِنِينَmuḥ'ṣinīnadesiring to be chaste
- غَيْرَghayranot
- مُسَـٰفِحِينَ ۚmusāfiḥīna(to be) lustful
- فَمَاfamāSo what
- ٱسْتَمْتَعْتُمis'tamtaʿtumyou benefit[ed]
- بِهِۦbihiof it
- مِنْهُنَّmin'hunnafrom them
- فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّfaātūhunnaso you give them
- أُجُورَهُنَّujūrahunnatheir bridal due
- فَرِيضَةًۭ ۚfarīḍatan(as) an obligation
- وَلَاwalāAnd (there is) no
- جُنَاحَjunāḥasin
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
- فِيمَاfīmāconcerning what
- تَرَٰضَيْتُمtarāḍaytumyou mutually agree
- بِهِۦbihiof it
- مِنۢminfrom
- بَعْدِbaʿdibeyond
- ٱلْفَرِيضَةِ ۚl-farīḍatithe obligation
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- كَانَkānais
- عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
- حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise
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