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Allah subjected them to it for seven whole nights to be one of the righteous.’ (28:27)
and eight whole days without a break. You could O Prophet! We have made lawful for you: your
see the people flattened in their homes just like wives to whom you have given dowries and any
the hollow stumps of uprooted palms. (69:7) slavegirls you own from the booty Allah has al-
And (We make) olives and dates grow. (80:29) lotted you and the daughters of your paternal un-
In it are fruits and date-palms with covered cles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and
spathes. (55:11) the daughters of your maternal uncles and the
daughters of your maternal aunts who have mi-
DAUGHTER grated with you and any believing woman who
Forbidden for you are: your mothers and your gives herself to the Prophet if the Prophet desires
daughters and your sisters, your maternal aunts to marry her: exclusively for you as opposed to
and your paternal aunts, your brothers’ daughters the rest of the believers–We know very well what
and your sisters’ daughters, your foster mothers We have prescribed for them regarding their
who have suckled you, your foster sisters by wives and any slavegirls they possess–in order
suckling, your wives’ mothers, your stepdaugh- that there be no restriction on you. Allah is Ever-
ters who are under your protection: the daugh- Forgiving, Most Merciful. (33:50)
ters of your wives whom you have had sexual O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and
relations with (though if you have not had sexual the women of the believers to draw their outer
relations with them there is nothing blameworthy garments closely round themselves. This makes it
for you in it then), the wives of your sons whom more likely that they will be recognised and not
you have fathered, and marrying two sisters at be harmed. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
the same time–except for what may have already Merciful. (33:59)
taken place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Has He chosen daughters over sons? (37:153)
Merciful. (4:23) Has He then taken daughters from what He has
Yet they make the jinn co-partners with Allah created and chosen sons for you? (43:16)
when He created them! And they attribute sons Or does He have daughters whereas they have
and daughters to Him without any knowledge. sons? (52:39)
Glory be to Him! He is far above what they de- And Maryam, the daughter of ‘Imran, who
scribe! (6:100) guarded her chastity–We breathed Our Spirit into
His people came running to him excitedly–they her and she confirmed the Words of her Lord and
were long used to committing evil acts. He (Lut) His Book and was one of the obedient. (66:12)
said, ‘My people, here are my daughters. They
are purer for you. So have fear of Allah and do DAVID (SEE DAWUD (AS))
not shame me with my guests. Is there not one
rightly-guided man among you?’ (11:78) DAWN
They said, ‘You know we have no claim on your On the night of the fast it is lawful for you to have
daughters. You know very well what it is we sexual relations with your wives. They are cloth-
want.’ (11:79) ing for you and you for them. Allah knows that
He (Lut) said, ‘Here are my daughters if you are you have been betraying yourselves and He has
determined to do something.’ (15:71) turned towards you and excused you. Now you
They allot daughters to Allah–glory be to may have sexual intercourse with them and seek
Him!–while they have what they want! (16:57) what Allah has written for you. Eat and drink
He said (to Musa), ‘I would like to marry you to until you can clearly discern the white thread
one of these two daughters of mine on condition from the black thread of the dawn, then fulfil the
that you work for me for eight full years. If you fast until the night appears. But do not have sex-
complete ten, that is up to you. I do not want to ual intercourse with them while you are in retreat
be hard on you. You will find me, Allah willing, in the mosques. These are Allah’s limits, so do
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