The Holy Quran 60:12 — Surah Al-Mumtahanah

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّا يُشْرِكْنَ بِٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ وَلَا يَزْنِينَ وَلَا يَقْتُلْنَ أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ وَلَا يَأْتِينَ بِبُهْتَـٰنٍ يَفْتَرِينَهُۥ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِنَّ وَأَرْجُلِهِنَّ وَلَا يَعْصِينَكَ فِى مَعْرُوفٍ ۙ فَبَايِعْهُنَّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُنَّ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

O Nabi ﷺ! Accept the pledge of allegiance from the Mu'mineen women (without touching their hands) and seek forgiveness from Allaah on their behalf when they come to you to pledge that (among other things) they will not ascribe any partner to Allaah, that they will not steal, that they will not fornicate (or commit adultery), that they will not kill their children, that they will not come forth with slander which they fabricate before their hands and legs (by claiming that another man's child is her husband's) and that they will not disobey you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) in any good deed that you command them to do). Indeed Allaah is Most Forgiving (of faults and failings), Most Merciful. (This verse proves the ceremonial pledge of allegiance, called the Bay'ah, which is practised in Tasawwuf.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The conditions of the pledge of women: as was the custom in the Jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance): because of the conventional notions of shame and disgrace they used to bury girls alive, and sometimes, for fear of poverty and hunger, they would kill boys as well.

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