The Holy Quran 33:52 — Surah Al-Ahzab

Arabic text

لَّا يَحِلُّ لَكَ ٱلنِّسَآءُ مِنۢ بَعْدُ وَلَآ أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَٰجٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ حُسْنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ رَّقِيبًا

Translation

After this (the wives you already have), (other) women are not permitted for you (to marry). It is also not permissible for you to take another woman in marriage in exchange of any wives, even though her (the other woman's) beauty may appeal to you, unless she be (taken as) your slave (and not as your wife). Allaah is Watchful over everything.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, beyond the categories mentioned in اِنَّآ اَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ اَزْوَاجَكَ الّٰتِيْٓ (“We have made lawful for you your wives…”) etc., no more are lawful. And it is not lawful to exchange those who are now present, that is, to leave any of them in order to bring another in her place.

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