Surah 4. An-Nisa

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-14 [2], 15-22 [3], 23-25 [4], 26-33 [5], 34-42 [6], 43-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-70 [9], 71-76 [10], 77-87 [11], 88-91 [12], 92-96 [13], 97-100 [14], 101-104 [15], 105-112 [16], 113-115 [17], 116-126 [18], 127-134 [19], 135-141 [20], 142-152 [21], 153-162 [22], 163-171 [23], 172-176 [24]

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Quran Text of Verse 15-224. An-Nisa Page 80وَ الّٰتِیْAnd those whoیَاْتِیْنَcommitالْفَاحِشَةَ[the] immoralityمِنْfromنِّسَآىِٕكُمْyour womenفَاسْتَشْهِدُوْاthen call to witnessعَلَیْهِنَّagainst themاَرْبَعَةًfourمِّنْكُمْ ۚamong youفَاِنْAnd ifشَهِدُوْاthey testifyفَاَمْسِكُوْهُنَّthen confine themفِیinالْبُیُوْتِtheir housesحَتّٰیuntilیَتَوَفّٰهُنَّcomes to themالْمَوْتُ[the] deathاَوْorیَجْعَلَmakesاللّٰهُAllahلَهُنَّfor themسَبِیْلًا a way وَ الَّذٰنِAnd the two whoیَاْتِیٰنِهَاcommit itمِنْكُمْamong youفَاٰذُوْهُمَا ۚthen punish both of themفَاِنْBut ifتَابَاthey repentوَ اَصْلَحَاand correct themselvesفَاَعْرِضُوْاthen turn awayعَنْهُمَا ؕfrom both of themاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahكَانَisتَوَّابًاOft-forgivingرَّحِیْمًا Most-Merciful اِنَّمَاOnlyالتَّوْبَةُthe acceptance of repentanceعَلَیbyاللّٰهِAllahلِلَّذِیْنَ(is) for those whoیَعْمَلُوْنَdoالسُّوْٓءَthe evilبِجَهَالَةٍin ignoranceثُمَّthenیَتُوْبُوْنَthey repentمِنْfromقَرِیْبٍsoon afterفَاُولٰٓىِٕكَThen thoseیَتُوْبُwill have forgivenessاللّٰهُ(from) Allahعَلَیْهِمْ ؕupon themوَ كَانَand isاللّٰهُAllahعَلِیْمًاAll-Knowingحَكِیْمًا All-Wise وَ لَیْسَتِAnd notالتَّوْبَةُ(is) the acceptance of repentanceلِلَّذِیْنَfor those whoیَعْمَلُوْنَdoالسَّیِّاٰتِ ۚthe evil deedsحَتّٰۤیuntilاِذَاwhenحَضَرَapproachesاَحَدَهُمُone of themالْمَوْتُ[the] deathقَالَhe saysاِنِّیْIndeed Iتُبْتُrepentالْـٰٔنَnowوَ لَاand notالَّذِیْنَthose whoیَمُوْتُوْنَdieوَ هُمْwhile theyكُفَّارٌ ؕ(are) disbelieversاُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseاَعْتَدْنَاWe have preparedلَهُمْfor themعَذَابًاa punishmentاَلِیْمًا painful یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]لَاNotیَحِلُّ(is) lawfulلَكُمْfor youاَنْthatتَرِثُواyou inheritالنِّسَآءَthe womenكَرْهًا ؕ(by) forceوَ لَاAnd notتَعْضُلُوْهُنَّyou constraint themلِتَذْهَبُوْاso that you may takeبِبَعْضِa partمَاۤ(of) whatاٰتَیْتُمُوْهُنَّyou have given themاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْthatیَّاْتِیْنَthey commitبِفَاحِشَةٍimmoralityمُّبَیِّنَةٍ ۚopenوَ عَاشِرُوْهُنَّAnd live with themبِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ۚin kindnessفَاِنْBut ifكَرِهْتُمُوْهُنَّyou dislike themفَعَسٰۤیthen perhapsاَنْthatتَكْرَهُوْاyou dislikeشَیْـًٔاa thingوَّ یَجْعَلَand has placedاللّٰهُAllahفِیْهِin itخَیْرًاgoodكَثِیْرًا much 4. An-Nisa Page 81وَ اِنْAnd ifاَرَدْتُّمُyou intendاسْتِبْدَالَreplacingزَوْجٍa wifeمَّكَانَ(in) placeزَوْجٍ ۙ(of) a wifeوَّ اٰتَیْتُمْand you have givenاِحْدٰىهُنَّone of themقِنْطَارًاheap (of gold)فَلَاthen (do) notتَاْخُذُوْاtake awayمِنْهُfrom itشَیْـًٔا ؕanythingاَتَاْخُذُوْنَهٗWould you take itبُهْتَانًا(by) slanderوَّ اِثْمًاand a sinمُّبِیْنًا open وَ كَیْفَAnd howتَاْخُذُوْنَهٗcould you take itوَ قَدْwhen surelyاَفْضٰیhas goneبَعْضُكُمْone of youاِلٰیtoبَعْضٍanotherوَّ اَخَذْنَand they have takenمِنْكُمْfrom youمِّیْثَاقًاcovenantغَلِیْظًا strong وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَنْكِحُوْاmarryمَاwhomنَكَحَmarriedاٰبَآؤُكُمْyour fathersمِّنَofالنِّسَآءِthe womenاِلَّاexceptمَاwhatقَدْhasسَلَفَ ؕpassed beforeاِنَّهٗindeed itكَانَwasفَاحِشَةًan immoralityوَّ مَقْتًا ؕand hatefulوَ سَآءَand (an) evilسَبِیْلًا۠way

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Translation of Verse 15-22

15. ˹As for˺ those of your women who commit illegal intercourse- call four witnesses from among yourselves. If they testify, confine the offenders to their homes until they die or Allah ordains a ˹different˺ way for them.

16. And the two among you who commit this sin- discipline them. If they repent and mend their ways, relieve them. Surely Allah is ever Accepting of Repentance, Most Merciful.

17. Allah only accepts the repentance of those who commit evil ignorantly ˹or recklessly˺ then repent soon after ¹⁸⁴ -Allah will pardon them. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

18. However, repentance is not accepted from those who knowingly persist in sin until they start dying, and then cry, "Now I repent!" nor those who die as disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.

19. O believers! It is not permissible for you to inherit women against their will ¹⁸⁵ or mistreat them to make them return some of the dowry ˹as a ransom for divorce˺-unless they are found guilty of adultery. ¹⁸⁶ Treat them fairly. If you happen to dislike them, you may hate something which Allah turns into a great blessing.

20. If you desire to replace a wife with another and you have given the former ˹even˺ a stack of gold ˹as a dowry˺, do not take any of it back. Would you ˹still˺ take it unjustly and very sinfully?

21. And how could you take it back after having enjoyed each other intimately and she has taken from you a firm commitment? ¹⁸⁷

22. Do not marry former wives of your fathers-except what was done previously. It was indeed a shameful, despicable, and evil practice.

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Commentary

184. A person's repentance will be accepted as long as they repent any time before their death. But one should not procrastinate because they do not know when they will die.

185. For example, a man would prevent a female relative (such as his sister or mother) from getting married so he can secure her estate for himself.

186. lit., blatant misconduct. If someone's wife has been found guilty of adultery, he has the right to ask for his dowry back.

187. i.e., the promise to live with her in kindness or divorce her with dignity.