The Holy Quran 4:24 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

۞ 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

Translation

(Also forbidden for you to marry are) Married women except those (slave women and captives) whom you own. Allaah has ordained (these laws) for you. Besides these (women mentioned above), all other women are lawful for you (to marry), (provided) that you seek (their hands in marriage) with your wealth (by paying the dowry) as properly married men (with the intention of preserving your chastity) and not as fornicators (not merely to gratify your desires). Give the specified dowry to those (wives) from whom you derive benefit (with whom you have had intercourse). There is no sin (no pressure) on you should you (husband and wife) agree on something else (a larger or smaller amount of dowry without pressure from either party) after the specified amount (has been set). Verily Allaah is All Knowing, The Wise (He knows best what is beneficial or harmful for His creation).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Prohibition of marrying another man's wife: having mentioned the muharramat (women forbidden in marriage), finally the prohibition is now stated of those women who are married to someone. That is, a woman who is married to someone cannot marry anyone else until she is separated from the marriage by divorce or by her husband's death; and until she completes…

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