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| 1. [4:25] | Waman lam yastatiAA minkum tawlanan yankiha almuhsanati almu/minatifamin ma malakat aymanukum min fatayatikumualmu/minati waAllahu aAAlamu bi-eemanikumbaAAdukum min baAAdin fainkihoohunnabi-ithni ahlihinna waatoohunna ojoorahunna bialmaAAroofimuhsanatin ghayra masafihatin walamuttakhithati akhdanin fa-itha ohsinnafa-in atayna bifahishatin faAAalayhinna nisfu maAAala almuhsanati mina alAAathabi thalikaliman khashiya alAAanata minkum waan tasbiroo khayrunlakum waAllahu ghafoorun raheemun |  ومن لم يستطع منكم طولا أن ينكح المحصنات المؤمنات فمن ما ملكت أيمانكم من فتياتكم المؤمنات والله أعلم بإيمانكم بعضكم من بعض فانكحوهن بإذن أهلهن وآتوهن أجورهن بالمعروف محصنات غير مسافحات ولا متخذات أخدان فإذا أحصن فإن أتين بفاحشة فعليهن نصف ما على المحصنات من العذاب ذلك لمن خشي العنت منكم وأن تصبروا خير لكم والله غفور رحيموَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنكُمْ طَوْلاً أَن يَنكِحَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَمِن مِّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُم مِّن فَتَيَاتِكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَاللّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَانِكُمْ بَعْضُكُم مِّن بَعْضٍ فَانكِحُوهُنَّ بِإِذْنِ أَهْلِهِنَّ وَآتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ مُحْصَنَاتٍ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحَاتٍ وَلاَ مُتَّخِذَاتِ أَخْدَانٍ فَإِذَا أُحْصِنَّ فَإِنْ أَتَيْنَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ فَعَلَيْهِنَّ نِصْفُ مَا عَلَى الْمُحْصَنَاتِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ الْعَنَتَ مِنْكُمْ وَأَن تَصْبِرُواْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَاللّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اور تم میں سے جو کوئی (اتنی) استطاعت نہ رکھتا ہو کہ آزاد مسلمان عورتوں سے نکاح کر سکے تو ان مسلمان کنیزوں سے نکاح کرلے جو (شرعاً) تمہاری ملکیت میں ہیں، اور اللہ تمہارے ایمان (کی کیفیت) کو خوب جانتا ہے، تم (سب) ایک دوسرے کی جنس میں سے ہی ہو، پس ان (کنیزوں) سے ان کے مالکوں کی اجازت کے ساتھ نکاح کرو اور انہیں ان کے مَہر حسبِ دستور ادا کرو درآنحالیکہ وہ (عفت قائم رکھتے ہوئے) قیدِ نکاح میں آنے والی ہوں نہ بدکاری کرنے والی ہوں اور نہ درپردہ آشنائی کرنے والی ہوں، پس جب وہ نکاح کے حصار میں آجائیں پھر اگر بدکاری کی مرتکب ہوں تو ان پر اس سزا کی آدھی سزا لازم ہے جو آزاد (کنواری) عورتوں کے لئے (مقرر) ہے، یہ اجازت اس شخص کے لئے ہے جسے تم میں سے گناہ (کے ارتکاب) کا اندیشہ ہو، اور اگر تم صبر کرو تو (یہ) تمہارے حق میں بہتر ہے، اور اللہ بخشنے والا مہر بان ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom your right hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practise self-restraint. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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| Ahmed Ali | اور جو کوئی تم میں سے اس بات کی طاقت نہ رکھے کہ خاندانی مسلمان عورتیں نکاح میں لائے تو تمہاری ان لونڈیو ں میں سے کسی سے نکاح کر لے جو تمہارے قبضے میں ہوں اور ایماندار بھی ہوں اور الله تمہارے ایمانو ں کا حال خوب جانتا ہے تم آپس میں ایک ہو لہذا ان کے مالکوں کی اجازت سے ان سے نکاح کر لو اور دستور کے موافق ان کے مہر دے دو در آنحالیکہ نکاح میں آنے والیاں ہو ں آزاد شہوت رانیاں کرنے والیاں نہ ہوں اور نہ چھپی یاری کرنے والیاں پھر جب وہ قید نکاح میں آجائیں پھر اگر بے حیائی کا کام کریں تو ان پرآدھی سزاہے جو خاندانی عورتوں پر مقرر کی گئی ہے یہ سہولت اس کیلئے ہے جوکوئی تم سے تکلیف میں پڑنے سے دڑےاور صبر کروتو تمہارےحق میں بہتر ہے اور اللہ بخشنے والا مہربان ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور تم میں بے مقدوری کے باعث جن کے نکاح میں آزاد عورتیں ایمان والیاں نہ ہوں تو ان سے نکاح کرے جو تمہارے ہاتھ کی مِلک ہیں ایمان والی کنیزیں اور اللہ تمہارے ایمان کو خوب جانتا ہے، تم میں ایک دوسرے سے ہے تو ان سے نکاح کرو ان کے مالکوں کی اجازت سے اور حسب دستور ان کے مہر انہیں دو قید میں آتیاں نہ مستی نکالتی اور نہ یار بناتی جب وہ قید میں آجائیں پھر برا کام کریں تو ان پر اس سزا کی آدھی ہے جو آزاد عورتوں پر ہے یہ اس کے لئے جسے تم میں سے زنا کا اندیشہ ہے، اور صبر کرنا تمہارے لئے بہتر ہے اور اللہ بخشنے والا مہربان ہے، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اور جو نہ رکھتا ہو تم میں سے قدرت اس بات کی کہ نکاح کرسکے آزاد مومن عورتوں سے تو (وہ نکاح کرے) ان سے جو تمہاری مِلک میں ہوں، کنیزیں ایمان والی اور اللہ خُوب جانتا ہے تمہارے ایمان کا حال، تم سب ایک دوسرے میں سے ہو، سو نکاح کرو ان کنیزوں سے، اجازت سے ان کے مالکوں کی۔ اور ادا کرو انہیں ان کے مہر دستور کے مطابق (تاکہ وہ) قیدِ نکاح میں محفوظ رہنے والیاں ہوں۔ نہ بدکاری کرنے والیاں اور نہ چوری چھُپے یارانہ گانٹھنے والیاں۔ پھر جب وہ قیدِ نکاح میں محفوظ ہوجائیں تو اگر ارتکاب کریں بدکاری کا تو ان کے لیے ہے نصف اس سزا کا جو ہے آزاد عورتوں کے لیے مقّرر ہ سزا۔ یہ (کنیز سے نکاح کی سہولت) اس کے لیے ہے۔ جسے ڈر ہو بد کاری میں مُبتلا ہونے کا تم میں سے اور یہ کہ صبر سے کام لو تم۔ یہ بہتر ہے تمہارے لیے۔ اور اللہ بہت بخشنے والا، رحم فرمانے والا ہے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | اور جو شخص تم میں سے مومن آزاد عورتوں (یعنی بیبیوں) سے نکاح کرنے کا مقدور نہ رکھے تو مومن لونڈیوں میں ہی جو تمہارے قبضے میں آگئی ہوں (نکاح کرلے) اور خدا تمہارے ایمان کو اچھی طرح جانتا ہے تم آپس میں ایک دوسرے کے ہم جنس ہو تو ان لونڈیوں کے ساتھ ان کے مالکوں سے اجازت حاصل کرکے نکاح کر لو اور دستور کے مطابق ان کا مہر بھی ادا کردو بشرطیکہ عفیفہ ہوں نہ ایسی کہ کھلم کھلا بدکاری کریں اور نہ درپردہ دوستی کرنا چاہیں پھر اگر نکاح میں آکر بدکاری کا ارتکاب کر بیٹھیں تو جو سزا آزاد عورتوں (یعنی بیبیوں) کے لئے ہے اس کی آدھی ان کو (دی جائے) یہ (لونڈی کے ساتھ نکاح کرنے کی) اجازت اس شخص کو ہے جسے گناہ کر بیٹھنے کا اندیشہ ہو اور اگر صبر کرو تو یہ تمہارے لئے بہت اچھا ہے اور خدا بخشنے والا مہربان ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور جو کوئی نہ رکھے تم میں مقدور اس کا کہ نکاح میں لائے بیبیاں مسلمان تو نکاح کر لے ان سے جو تمہارے ہاتھ کا مال ہیں جو کہ تمہارے آپس کی لونڈیاں ہیں مسلمان اور اللہ کو خوب معلوم ہے تمہاری مسلمانی تم آپس میں ایک ہو سو ان سے نکاح کرو ان کے مالکوں ک | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اور جو شخص تم میں سے اتنی مقدرت نہ رکھتا ہو کہ خاندانی مسلمان عورتوں (محصنات) سے نکاح کر سکے اسے چاہیے کہ تمہاری اُن لونڈیوں میں سے کسی کے ساتھ نکاح کر لے جو تمہارے قبضہ میں ہوں اور مومنہ ہوں اللہ تمہارے ایمانوں کا حال خوب جانتا ہے، تم سب ایک ہی گروہ کے لوگ ہو، لہٰذا اُن کے سرپرستوں کی اجازت سے اُن کے ساتھ نکاح کر لو اور معروف طریقہ سے اُن کے مہر ادا کر دو، تاکہ وہ حصار نکاح میں محفوظ (محصنات) ہو کر رہیں، آزاد شہوت رانی کرتی پھریں اور نہ چوری چھپے آشنائیاں کریں پھر جب وہ حصار نکاح میں محفوظ ہو جائیں اور اس کے بعد کسی بد چلنی کی مرتکب ہوں تو ان پر اُس سز ا کی بہ نسبت آدھی سزا ہے جو خاندانی عورتوں (محصنات) کے لیے مقرر ہے یہ سہولت تم میں سے اُن لوگوں کے لیے پیدا کی گئی ہے جن کو شادی نہ کرنے سے بند تقویٰ کے ٹوٹ جانے کا اندیشہ ہو لیکن اگر تم صبر کرو تو یہ تمہارے لیے بہتر ہے، اور اللہ بخشنے والا اور رحم فرمانے والا ہے | ||||||
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| Literal | And who is not able, from you wealth/capability (means) that he marries the chaste, the believing (F) (free women), so from what your rights owned from your youths (girls) the believers (F), and God (is) more knowing with your (P) faith/belief, some of you (are) from some, so marry them (F), with their families'/relations'/(masters') permission, and give them (F) their rewards/fees (dowries) with the kindness marrying, not fornicating/adulterating, and not taking (P/F) lovers/secret friends, so if they (F) married, so if they committed with an enormous deed/atrocious deed/adultery, so on them (F) half what (is) on the chaste/married (woman) from the torture, that (is) to who feared the exertion/corruption from you, and (to) be patient (is) better for you, and God (is) forgiving, merciful. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom your right hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practise self-restraint. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. | ||||||
| Pickthal | And whoso is not able to afford to marry free, believing women, let them marry from the believing maids whom your right hands possess. Allah knoweth best (concerning) your faith. Ye (proceed) one from another; so wed them by permission of their folk, and give unto them their portions in kindness, they being honest, not debauched nor of loose conduct. And if when they are honourably married they commit lewdness they shall incur the half of the punishment (prescribed) for free women (in that case). This is for him among you who feareth to commit sin. But to have patience would be better for you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. | ||||||
| Arberry | Any one of you who has not the affluence to be able to marry believing freewomen in wedlock, let him take believing handmaids that your right hands own; God knows very well your faith; the one of you is as the other. So marry them, with their people's leave, and give them their wages honourably as women in wedlock, not as in licence or taking lovers. But when they are in wedlock, if they commit indecency, they shall be liable to half the chastisement of freewomen. That provision is for those of you who fear fornication; yet it is better for you to be patient. God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. | ||||||
| Shakir | And whoever among you has not within his power ampleness of means to marry free believing women, then (he may marry) of those whom your right hands possess from among your believing maidens; and Allah knows best your faith: you are (sprung) the one from the other; so marry them with the permission of their masters, and give them their dowries justly, they being chaste, not fornicating, nor receiving paramours; and when they are taken in marriage, then if they are guilty of indecency, they shall suffer half the punishment which is (inflicted) upon free women. This is for him among you who fears falling into evil; and that you abstain is better for you, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. | ||||||
| Sarwar | If any of you do not have the means to marry a chaste believing woman, marry your believing slave-girls. God knows best about your faith. You have the same faith. Marry them with the permission of their masters and if they are chaste and have avoided fornication and amorous activities, give them their just dowries. If after marriage they commit adultery, they should receive half of the punishment of a free woman who has committed the same crime. This is for those who fear falling into evil. It is better for you to have self-control. God is All-forgiving and All-merciful. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | 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. | ||||||
| Malik | If any of you cannot afford to marry a free believing woman, let him marry one of his own slave girls who is a believer; Allah knows how good you are in your faith. You all belong to one and the same community. Marry them with the permission of their family and give them their fair dowry so that they may live a decent life in wedlock and not live as prostitutes or look for secret illicit relationships. Then if after marriage they commit adultery, they shall be given half the punishment prescribed for a free adulteress. The concession of such a marriage is for those of you who fear that they might commit a sin if they do not get married, but it is better for you to practice self- restraint. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.[25] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | And whoever among you cannot afford to marry free believing women, (let him marry) such of your believing maidens as your right hands possess. And Allah knows best your faith -- you are (sprung) the one from the other. So marry them with the permission of their masters, and give them their dowries justly, they being caste, not fornicating, nor receiving paramours; then if they are guilty of adultery when they are taken in marriage, they shall suffer half the punishment for free married women. This is for him among you who fears falling into evil. And that you abstain is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. | ||||||
| Free Minds | And whoever of you cannot afford to marry the believing independent women, then from the still dependant believing young women. God is more aware of your faith, some of you to each other. You shall marry them with the permission of their parents and give them their wage in kindness; to be protected, not for illicit sex or taking lovers. If they become protected, then any of them who comes with lewdness shall have half the punishment of what is for the independent women of the retribution. This is for those who fear hardship from among you. But if you are patient it is better for you, and God is Forgiver, Merciful. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | If any one of you do not have the affluence to be able marry free believing women, (let him marry) from among the believing women that your right hand owns. Allah knows best your belief, you are from each other. Marry them with the permission of their people and give them their wages (dowry) honorably being women in marriage and chaste, not taking lovers. If, after marriage they commit adultery, they shall be liable to half the punishment of a married (free) woman. That is for those of you who fear fornication, but it is better for you to be patient. Allah is the Forgiver, the Most Merciful. | ||||||
| George Sale | Whoso among you hath not means sufficient that he may marry free women, who are believers, let him marry with such of your maid-servants whom your right hands possess, as are true believers; for God well knoweth your faith. Ye are the one from the other: Therefore marry them with the consent of their masters; and give them their dower according to justice; such as are modest, not guilty of whoredom, nor entertaining lovers. And when they are married, if they be guilty of adultery, they shall suffer half the punishment which is appointed for the free women. This is allowed unto him among you, who feareth to sin by marrying free women; but if ye abstain from marrying slaves, it will be better for you; God is gracious and merciful. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | And whoever of you is not rich enough to marry free believing women, then let him marry such of your believing maidens as have fallen into your hands as slaves; God well knoweth your faith. Ye are sprung the one from the other. Marry them, then, with the l | ||||||
| Asad | And as for those of you who, owing to circumstances, are not in a position to marry free believing women, [let them marry] believing maidens from among those whom you rightfully possess. And God knows all about your faith; each one of you is an issue of the other. Marry them, then, with their people's leave, and give them their dowers in an equitable manner - they being women who give themselves in honest wedlock, not in fornication, nor as secret love-companions. And when they are married, and thereafter become guilty of immoral conduct, they shall be liable to half the penalty to which free married women are liable. This [permission to marry slave-girls applies] to those of you who fear lest they stumble into evil. But it is for your own good to persevere in patience [and to abstain from such marriages]: and God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Those among you who cannot afford to marry free believing women, may marry believing slave women. GOD knows best about your belief, and you are equal to one another, as far as belief is concerned. You shall obtain permission from their guardians before you marry them, and pay them their due dowry equitably. They shall maintain moral behavior, by not committing adultery, or having secret lovers. Once they are freed through marriage, if they commit adultery, their punishment shall be half of that for the free women. Marrying a slave shall be a last resort for those unable to wait. To be patient is better for you. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | And whoever of you have not the means wherewith to wed free, believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those (captives and slaves) whom your right hands possess, and Allah has full knowledge about your Faith, you are one from another. Wed them with the permission of their own folk (guardians, Auliya or masters) and give them their Mahr according to what is reasonable; they (the above said captive and slave-girls) should be chaste, not adulterous, nor taking boy-friends. And after they have been taken in wedlock, if they commit illegal sexual intercourse, their punishment is half that for free (unmarried) women. This is for him among you who is afraid of being harmed in his religion or in his body; but it is better for you that you practise selfrestraint, and Allah is OftForgiving, Most Merciful. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | (As the Qur'an is being revealed to you (O Messenger), the emancipation of the slaves, male and female, is steadily taking place). A man among you who cannot find a free believing woman willing to marry him, should have no hesitation in asking the hand of a believing maiden from her guardian. Allah knows your beliefs and reiterates that all human beings are equal in the Sight of Allah (17:70). Pay them a generous marital gift in kindness. They shall maintain moral behavior, by not committing adultery, or having secret relations. Since their upbringing has been deficient in the environment of slavery, their punishment will be half that of the free women, if they commit indecency after marriage. The permission to marry a bonded woman is for him who fears to commit sin. The better recourse is freeing her first from bondage. Men and women must be patient and exercise self-control while waiting to get married. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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