An-Nisa 4:22
The Women · Juz 4 · Page 81
وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةٗ وَمَقۡتٗا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا ٢٢
And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred.1 Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allāh] and was evil as a way.
1 translator’s note
- Before Islām. After the ruling was revealed by Allāh, men were required to release those women unlawful to them (e.g., a stepmother, one of two sisters, or any wives over the limit of four). The same obligation applies to one once he has accepted Islām. ↩
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Commentary on 4:22
• ﴿وَ﴾ حرف عطف، ﴿لَا﴾ حرف نهي.
• ﴿تَنكِحُ﴾ فعل مضارع من الثلاثي مجرد، من مادّة نكح، مخاطب، مذكر، جمع، مجزوم، ﴿وا۟﴾ ضمير، مخاطب، مذكر، جمع.
• ﴿مَا﴾ اسم موصول.
• ﴿نَكَحَ﴾ فعل ماض ثلاثي مجرد، من مادّة نكح، غائب، مذكر، مفرد.
• ﴿ءَابَآؤُ﴾ اسم، من مادّة أبو، مذكر، جمع، مرفوع، ﴿كُم﴾ ضمير، مخاطب، مذكر، جمع.
• ﴿مِّنَ﴾ حرف جر.
• ﴿ٱل﴾، ﴿نِّسَآءِ﴾ اسم، من مادّة نسو، مؤنث، جمع، مجرور.
• ﴿إِلَّا﴾ أداة استثناء.
• ﴿مَا﴾ اسم موصول.
• ﴿قَدْ﴾ حرف تحقيق.
• ﴿سَلَفَ﴾ فعل ماض ثلاثي مجرد، من مادّة سلف، غائب، مذكر، مفرد.
• ﴿إِنَّ﴾ حرف نصب، ﴿هُۥ﴾ ضمير، غائب، مذكر، مفرد.
• ﴿كَانَ﴾ فعل ماض ثلاثي مجرد، من مادّة كون، غائب، مذكر، مفرد.
• ﴿فَٰحِشَةً﴾ اسم، من مادّة فحش، مؤنث، نكرة، منصوب.
• ﴿وَ﴾ حرف عطف، ﴿مَقْتًا﴾ اسم، من مادّة مقت، مذكر، نكرة، منصوب.
• ﴿وَ﴾ حرف عطف، ﴿سَآءَ﴾ فعل ماض ثلاثي مجرد، من مادّة سوأ، غائب، مذكر، مفرد.
• ﴿سَبِيلًا﴾ اسم، من مادّة سبل، مذكر، نكرة، منصوب.
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4:20
وَإِنۡ أَرَدتُّمُ ٱسۡتِبۡدَالَ زَوۡجٖ مَّكَانَ زَوۡجٖ وَءَاتَيۡتُمۡ إِحۡدَىٰهُنَّ قِنطَارٗا فَلَا تَأۡخُذُواْ مِنۡهُ شَيۡـًٔاۚ أَتَأۡخُذُونَهُۥ بُهۡتَٰنٗا وَإِثۡمٗا مُّبِينٗا ٢٠
But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?
4:21
وَكَيۡفَ تَأۡخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدۡ أَفۡضَىٰ بَعۡضُكُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ وَأَخَذۡنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظٗا ٢١
And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?
4:22
وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةٗ وَمَقۡتٗا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا ٢٢
And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred.1 Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allāh] and was evil as a way.
1 translator’s note
- Before Islām. After the ruling was revealed by Allāh, men were required to release those women unlawful to them (e.g., a stepmother, one of two sisters, or any wives over the limit of four). The same obligation applies to one once he has accepted Islām. ↩
4:23
حُرِّمَتۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ أُمَّهَٰتُكُمۡ وَبَنَاتُكُمۡ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمۡ وَعَمَّٰتُكُمۡ وَخَٰلَٰتُكُمۡ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلۡأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلۡأُخۡتِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِيٓ أَرۡضَعۡنَكُمۡ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم مِّنَ ٱلرَّضَٰعَةِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُ نِسَآئِكُمۡ وَرَبَٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِي دَخَلۡتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ دَخَلۡتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَحَلَٰٓئِلُ أَبۡنَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۡ أَصۡلَٰبِكُمۡ وَأَن تَجۡمَعُواْ بَيۡنَ ٱلۡأُخۡتَيۡنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا ٢٣
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.1 Indeed, Allāh is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
1 translator’s note
- See previous footnote. ↩