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Al-Ahzab 52

Ayah 52 of 73 · Medinan

لَّا يَحِلُّ لَكَ ٱلنِّسَآءُ مِنۢ بَعۡدُ وَلَآ أَن تَبَدَّلَ بِهِنَّ مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجٖ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَكَ حُسۡنُهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتۡ يَمِينُكَۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ رَّقِيبٗا ٥٢

Not lawful to you, [O Muḥammad], are [any additional] women after [this], nor [is it] for you to exchange them for [other] wives, even if their beauty were to please you, except what your right hand possesses. And ever is Allāh, over all things, an Observer.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 See footnote to verse 4:1.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّا(It is) notlā
  2. يَحِلُّlawfulyaḥillu
  3. لَكَfor youlaka
  4. ٱلنِّسَآءُ(to marry) womenl-nisāu
  5. مِنۢafter (this)min
  6. بَعۡدُafter (this)baʿdu
  7. وَلَآand notwalā
  8. أَنtoan
  9. تَبَدَّلَexchangetabaddala
  10. بِهِنَّthembihinna
  11. مِنۡformin
  12. أَزۡوَٰجٖ(other) wivesazwājin
  13. وَلَوۡeven ifwalaw
  14. أَعۡجَبَكَpleases youaʿjabaka
  15. حُسۡنُهُنَّtheir beautyḥus'nuhunna
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. مَاwhommā
  18. مَلَكَتۡyou rightfully possessmalakat
  19. يَمِينُكَۗyou rightfully possessyamīnuka
  20. وَكَانَAnd Allah iswakāna
  21. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah isl-lahu
  22. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  23. كُلِّallkulli
  24. شَيۡءٖthingsshayin
  25. رَّقِيبٗاan Observerraqīban

Tafsir

O Messenger! It is not permissible for you to marry women other than your wives who are already in your protection, neither is it permissible for you to divorce them, or divorce any one of them so that you may marry another woman, even if her beauty appeals to you. However, it is permissible for you to take captive women into your possession. And Allah is a guardian over everything. This ruling proves the virtue of the mothers of the believers, because the Prophet peace be upon him was prohibited from divorcing them and marrying others whilst he was married to them.

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