Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:24

4:24

۞ 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

wal-muḥ'ṣanātu mina l-nisāi illā mā malakat aymānukum kitāba l-lahi ʿalaykum wa-uḥilla lakum mā warāa dhālikum an tabtaghū bi-amwālikum muḥ'ṣinīna ghayra musāfiḥīna famā is'tamtaʿtum bihi min'hunna faātūhunna ujūrahunna farīḍatan walā junāḥa ʿalaykum fīmā tarāḍaytum bihi min baʿdi l-farīḍati inna l-laha kāna ʿalīman ḥakīman

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.

— Saheeh International

women already married, other than your slaves.God has ordained all this for you. Other women are lawful to you, so long as you seek them in marriage, with gifts from your property, looking for wedlock rather than fornication. If you wish to enjoy women through marriage, give them their bride-gift- this is obligatory- though if you should choose mutually, after fulfilling this obligation, to do otherwise [with the bride-gift], you will not be blamed: God is all knowing and all wise.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Thus has Allâh ordained for you. All others are lawful, provided you seek (them in marriage) with Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) from your property, desiring chastity, not committing illegal sexual intercourse, so with those of whom you have enjoyed sexual relations, give them their Mahr as prescribed; but if after a Mahr is prescribed, you agree mutually (to give more), there is no sin on you. Surely, Allâh is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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۞ وَٱلْمُحْصَنَـٰتُwal-muḥ'ṣanātuAnd (prohibited are) the ones who are married
مِنَminaof
ٱلنِّسَآءِl-nisāithe women
إِلَّاillāexcept
مَاmāwhom
مَلَكَتْmalakatyou possess
أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْۖaymānukumrightfully
كِتَـٰبَkitābaDecree
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْۚʿalaykumupon 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
مُسَـٰفِحِينَۚmusāfiḥīna(to be) lustful
فَمَاfamāSo what
ٱسْتَمْتَعْتُمis'tamtaʿtumyou benefit[ed]
بِهِۦbihiof it
مِنْهُنَّmin'hunnafrom them
فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّfaātūhunnaso you give them
أُجُورَهُنَّujūrahunnatheir bridal due
فَرِيضَةًۭۚfarīḍatan(as) an obligation
وَلَاwalāAnd (there is) no
جُنَاحَjunāḥasin
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
فِيمَاfīmāconcerning what
تَرَٰضَيْتُمtarāḍaytumyou mutually agree
بِهِۦbihiof it
مِنۢminfrom
بَعْدِbaʿdibeyond
ٱلْفَرِيضَةِۚl-farīḍatithe obligation
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَانَkānais
عَلِيمًاʿalīmanAll-Knowing
حَكِيمًۭاḥakīmanAll-Wise