Surah Al-Mumtahanah (الممتحنة) • She that is to be examined

Quran 60:10

60:10

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ مُهَـٰجِرَٰتٍ فَٱمْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ۖ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَـٰنِهِنَّ ۖ فَإِنْ عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّ مُؤْمِنَـٰتٍ فَلَا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى ٱلْكُفَّارِ ۖ لَا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّ ۖ وَءَاتُوهُم مَّآ أَنفَقُوا۟ ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ إِذَآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ ۚ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوا۟ بِعِصَمِ ٱلْكَوَافِرِ وَسْـَٔلُوا۟ مَآ أَنفَقْتُمْ وَلْيَسْـَٔلُوا۟ مَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ حُكْمُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū idhā jāakumu l-mu'minātu muhājirātin fa-im'taḥinūhunna l-lahu aʿlamu biīmānihinna fa-in ʿalim'tumūhunna mu'minātin falā tarjiʿūhunna ilā l-kufāri lā hunna ḥillun lahum walā hum yaḥillūna lahunna waātūhum mā anfaqū walā junāḥa ʿalaykum an tankiḥūhunna idhā ātaytumūhunna ujūrahunna walā tum'sikū biʿiṣami l-kawāfiri wasalū mā anfaqtum walyasalū mā anfaqū dhālikum ḥuk'mu l-lahi yaḥkumu baynakum wal-lahu ʿalīmun ḥakīmun

O you who have believed, when the believing women come to you as emigrants, examine [i.e., test] them. Allāh is most knowing as to their faith. And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them. But give them [i.e., the disbelievers] what they have spent. And there is no blame upon you if you marry them when you have given them their due compensation [i.e., mahr]. And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let them [i.e., the disbelievers] ask for what they have spent. That is the judgement of Allāh; He judges between you. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

— Saheeh International

You who believe, test the believing women when they come to you as emigrants- God knows best about their faith- and if you are sure of their belief, do not send them back to the disbelievers: they are not lawful wives for them, nor are the disbelievers their lawful husbands. Give the disbelievers whatever bride-gifts they have paid- if you choose to marry them, there is no blame on you once you have paid their bride-gifts- and do not yourselves hold on to marriage ties with disbelieving women. Ask for repayment of the bride-gifts you have paid, and let the disbelievers do the same. This is God’s judgement: He judges between you, God is all knowing and wise.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

O you who believe! When believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them; Allâh knows best as to their Faith, then if you ascertain that they are true believers send them not back to the disbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them. But give them (the disbelievers) that (amount of money) which they have spent [as their Mahr] to them. And there will be no sin on you to marry them if you have paid their Mahr to them. Likewise hold not the disbelieving women as wives, and ask for (the return of) that which you have spent (as Mahr ) and let them (the disbelievers) ask back for that which they have spent. That is the Judgement of Allâh, He judges between you. And Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

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

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve
إِذَاidhāWhen
جَآءَكُمُjāakumucome to you
ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُl-mu'minātuthe believing women
مُهَـٰجِرَٰتٍۢmuhājirātin(as) emigrants
فَٱمْتَحِنُوهُنَّۖfa-im'taḥinūhunnathen examine them
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
بِإِيمَـٰنِهِنَّۖbiīmānihinnaof their faith
فَإِنْfa-inAnd if
عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّʿalim'tumūhunnayou know them
مُؤْمِنَـٰتٍۢmu'minātin(to be) believers
فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
تَرْجِعُوهُنَّtarjiʿūhunnareturn them
إِلَىilāto
ٱلْكُفَّارِۖl-kufārithe disbelievers
لَاlāNot
هُنَّhunnathey
حِلٌّۭḥillun(are) lawful
لَّهُمْlahumfor them
وَلَاwalāand not
هُمْhumthey
يَحِلُّونَyaḥillūnaare lawful
لَهُنَّۖlahunnafor them
وَءَاتُوهُمwaātūhumBut give them
مَّآmāwhat
أَنفَقُوا۟ۚanfaqūthey have spent
وَلَاwalāAnd not
جُنَاحَjunāḥaany blame
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
أَنanif
تَنكِحُوهُنَّtankiḥūhunnayou marry them
إِذَآidhāwhen
ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّātaytumūhunnayou have given them
أُجُورَهُنَّۚujūrahunnatheir (bridal) dues
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تُمْسِكُوا۟tum'sikūhold
بِعِصَمِbiʿiṣamito marriage bonds
ٱلْكَوَافِرِl-kawāfiri(with) disbelieving women
وَسْـَٔلُوا۟wasalūbut ask (for)
مَآmāwhat
أَنفَقْتُمْanfaqtumyou have spent
وَلْيَسْـَٔلُوا۟walyasalūand let them ask
مَآmāwhat
أَنفَقُوا۟ۚanfaqūthey have spent
ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
حُكْمُḥuk'mu(is the) Judgment
ٱللَّهِۖl-lahi(of) Allah
يَحْكُمُyaḥkumuHe judges
بَيْنَكُمْۚbaynakumbetween you
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
عَلِيمٌʿalīmun(is) All-Knowing
حَكِيمٌۭḥakīmunAll-Wise