حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمْ وَعَمَّٰتُكُمْ وَخَٰلَٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِىٓ أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم مِّنَ ٱلرَّضَٰعَةِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُ نِسَآئِكُمْ وَرَبَٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِى فِى حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِى دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَٰٓئِلُ أَبْنَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَٰبِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا۟ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿23﴾
Prohibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
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← read from right to left1ForbiddenحُرِّمَتْhurrimatF 2To youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 3Are your mothersأُمَّهَاتُكُمْummahatukumCBIN+PRONATTأُمَّهَاتُAre your mothers+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4And your daughtersوَبَنَاتُكُمْwabanatukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+بَنَاتُYour daughters+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5And your sistersوَأَخَوَاتُكُمْwa-akhawatukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَخَوَاتُYour sisters+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6And your fathers sistersوَعَمَّاتُكُمْwa'ammatukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+عَمَّاتُYour fathers sisters+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7And your mothers sistersوَخَالَاتُكُمْwakhalatukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+خَالَاتُYour mothers sisters+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8And daughtersوَبَنَاتُwabanatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَنَاتُDaughters 9Of brothersالْأَخِl-akhiIالthe+أَخِOf brothers 10And daughtersوَبَنَاتُwabanatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَنَاتُDaughters 11Of sistersالْأُخْتِl-ukhtiIالthe+أُخْتِOf sisters 12And the mothersوَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُwa-ummahatukumuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أُمَّهَاتُThe mothers+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 14Nursed youأَرْضَعْنَكُمْarda'nakumCBFV+PRONATTأَرْضَعْنَNursed+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15And your sistersوَأَخَوَاتُكُمْwa-akhawatukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَخَوَاتُYour sisters+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 17The nursingالرَّضَاعَةِl-rada'atiIالthe+رَضَاعَةِNursing 18And mothersوَأُمَّهَاتُwa-ummahatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+أُمَّهَاتُMothers 19Of your wivesنِسَائِكُمْnisa'ikumCBIN+PRONATTنِسَائِOf your wives+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 20And your step daughtersوَرَبَائِبُكُمُwaraba'ibukumuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبَائِبُYour step daughters+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 23Your guardianshipحُجُورِكُمْhujurikumCBIN+PRONATTحُجُورِYour guardianship+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 25Your womenنِسَائِكُمُnisa'ikumuCBIN+PRONATTنِسَائِYour women+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 27You had relationsدَخَلْتُمْdakhaltumF 28With themبِهِنَّbihinnaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 31You hadتَكُونُواtakunuF 32RelationsدَخَلْتُمْdakhaltumF 33With themبِهِنَّbihinnaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 34Then there is noفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاThere is no 36On youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 37And wivesوَحَلَائِلُwahala'iluCBICONJ+Nوَand+حَلَائِلُWives 38Of your sonsأَبْنَائِكُمُabna'ikumuCBIN+PRONATTأَبْنَائِOf your sons+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 39Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 41Your loinsأَصْلَابِكُمْaslabikumCBIN+PRONATTأَصْلَابِYour loins+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 43You gather togetherتَجْمَعُواtajma'uF 45Two sistersالْأُخْتَيْنِl-ukhtayniIالthe+أُخْتَيْنِTwo sisters 46ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 48Has passed beforeقَدْqadH 49Has passed beforeسَلَفَsalafaF 53Oft forgivingغَفُورًاghafuranI 54Most MercifulرَحِيمًاrahimanI وَٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ ۖ كِتَٰبَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَأُحِلَّ لَكُم مَّا وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَن تَبْتَغُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُم مُّحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَٰفِحِينَ ۚ فَمَا ٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهِۦ مِنْهُنَّ فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا تَرَٰضَيْتُم بِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْفَرِيضَةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿24﴾
And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess. [This is] the decree of Allah 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, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
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← read from right to left1And prohibited are the ones who are marriedوَالْمُحْصَنَاتُwal-muhsanatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مُحْصَنَاتُProhibited are the ones who are married 3The womenالنِّسَاءِl-nisa'iIالthe+نِسَاءِWomen 4ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 6You rightfully possessمَلَكَتْmalakatF 7You rightfully possessأَيْمَانُكُمْaymanukumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانُYou rightfully possess+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8Decree of AllahكِتَابَkitabaI 9Decree of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 10Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11And are lawfulوَأُحِلَّwa-uhillaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُحِلَّAre lawful 12To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 14Is beyondوَرَاءَwara'aI 17You seekتَبْتَغُواtabtaghuF 18With your wealthبِأَمْوَالِكُمْbi-amwalikumCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَمْوَالِYour wealth+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 19Desiring to beمُحْصِنِينَmuhsininaI 21To be lustfulمُسَافِحِينَmusafihinaI 23You benefit[ed]اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْistamta'tumF 24Of itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 25From themمِنْهُنَّminhunnaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 26So you give themفَآتُوهُنَّfa-atuhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+آتُوYou give+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 27Their bridal dueأُجُورَهُنَّujurahunnaCBIN+PRONATTأُجُورَTheir bridal due+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 28As an obligationفَرِيضَةًfaridatanI 29And there is noوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاThere is no 31On youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 32Concerning whatفِيمَاfimaCBIP+RELفِso / then+يمَاConcerning what 33You mutually agreeتَرَاضَيْتُمْtaradaytumF 34Of itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 37The obligationالْفَرِيضَةِl-faridatiIالthe+فَرِيضَةِObligation 41All knowingعَلِيمًا'alimanI 42All wiseحَكِيمًاhakimanI وَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنكُمْ طَوْلًا أَن يَنكِحَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ فَمِن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُم مِّن فَتَيَٰتِكُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَٰنِكُم ۚ بَعْضُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْضٍ ۚ فَٱنكِحُوهُنَّ بِإِذْنِ أَهْلِهِنَّ وَءَاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ مُحْصَنَٰتٍ غَيْرَ مُسَٰفِحَٰتٍ وَلَا مُتَّخِذَٰتِ أَخْدَانٍ ۚ فَإِذَآ أُحْصِنَّ فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَٰحِشَةٍ فَعَلَيْهِنَّ نِصْفُ مَا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْصَنَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِىَ ٱلْعَنَتَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَأَن تَصْبِرُوا۟ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿25﴾
And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women. This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
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← read from right to left3Among you able toيَسْتَطِعْyastati'F 4Among you able toمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong you able to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7To marryيَنْكِحَyankihaF 8The free chasteالْمُحْصَنَاتِl-muhsanatiIالthe+مُحْصَنَاتِFree chaste 9[the] believingالْمُؤْمِنَاتِl-mu'minatiIالthe+مُؤْمِنَاتِ[the] believing 10Then marry fromفَمِنْfaminCBHCONJ+Pفَso / then+مِنْMarry from 12Possess[ed]مَلَكَتْmalakatF 13Your right handsأَيْمَانُكُمْaymanukumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانُYour right hands+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15Your girlsفَتَيَاتِكُمُfatayatikumuCBIN+PRONATTفَتَيَاتِYour girls+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 16Of the believersالْمُؤْمِنَاتِl-mu'minatiIالthe+مُؤْمِنَاتِOf the believers 17And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 18Knows bestأَعْلَمُa'lamuI 19About your faithبِإِيمَانِكُمْbi-imanikumCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+إِيمَانِAbout your faith+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 20Youبَعْضُكُمْba'dukumCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضُyou+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 22One anotherبَعْضٍba'dinI 23So marry themفَانْكِحُوهُنَّfa-inkihuhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+انْكِحُوMarry+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 24With the permissionبِإِذْنِbi-idhniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+إِذْنِThe permission 25Of their familyأَهْلِهِنَّahlihinnaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِOf their family+هِنَّthem / their (f.) 26And give themوَآتُوهُنَّwa-atuhunnaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتُوGive+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 27Their bridal dueأُجُورَهُنَّujurahunnaCBIN+PRONATTأُجُورَTheir bridal due+هُنَّthem / their (f.) 28In a fair mannerبِالْمَعْرُوفِbil-ma'rufiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مَعْرُوفِA fair manner 29They should be chasteمُحْصَنَاتٍmuhsanatinI 31Those who commit immoralityمُسَافِحَاتٍmusafihatinI 33Those who takeمُتَّخِذَاتِmuttakhidhatiI 34Secret loversأَخْدَانٍakhdaninI 35Then whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen 36They are marriedأُحْصِنَّuhsinnaF 38They commitأَتَيْنَataynaF 39AdulteryبِفَاحِشَةٍbifahishatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+فَاحِشَةٍAdultery 40Then for themفَعَلَيْهِنَّfa'alayhinnaCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+عَلَيْهِنَّFor them 44The free chaste womenالْمُحْصَنَاتِl-muhsanatiIالthe+مُحْصَنَاتِFree chaste women 46The punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment 48Is for whoeverلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْIs for whoever 50Committing sinالْعَنَتَl-'anataIالthe+عَنَتَCommitting sin 51Among youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 53You be patientتَصْبِرُواtasbiruF 54Is betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI 55For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 56And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 57Is oft forgivingغَفُورٌghafurunI 58Most MercifulرَحِيمٌrahimunI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
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