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despite their love for it, give away their wealth to Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:92)
their relatives and to orphans and the very poor, What they call on apart from Him are female
and to travellers and beggars and to set slaves idols. What they call on is an arrogant Satan
free, and who perform prayer and give the alms; whom Allah has cursed. He (Satan) said, ‘I will
those who honour their contracts when they take a certain fixed proportion of Your slaves.’
make them, and are steadfast in poverty and ill- (4:117-118)
ness and in battle. Those are the people who are Allah does not take you to task for your inadver-
true. They are the people who guard against evil. tent oaths, but He will take you to task for oaths
(2:177) you make intentionally. The expiation in that
You who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for case is to feed ten poor people with the average
you in the case of people killed: free man for free amount you feed your family, or clothe them, or
man, slave for slave, female for female. But if free a slave. Anyone without the means to do so
someone is absolved by his brother, blood- should fast three days. That is the expiation for
money should be claimed with correctness and breaking oaths when you have sworn them. Keep
paid with good will. That is an easement and a your oaths. In this way Allah makes His Signs
mercy from your Lord. Anyone who goes beyond clear to you, so that hopefully you will be thank-
the limits after this will receive a painful punish- ful. (5:89)
ment. (2:178) The alms are for: the poor, the destitute, those
Do not marry women of the idolaters until they who collect it, reconciling people’s hearts, free-
believe. A slavegirl who is one of the believers is ing slaves, those in debt, spending in the Way of
better for you than a woman of the idolaters, Allah, and travellers. It is a legal obligation from
even though she may attract you. And do not Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:60)
marry men of the idolaters until they believe. A Some city women said, ‘The governor’s wife so-
slave who is one of the believers is better for you licited her slave. He’s fired her heart with love.
than a man of the idolaters, even though he may We see that she’s the one to blame.’ (12:30)
attract you. Such people call you to the Fire Marry off those among you who are unmarried
whereas Allah calls you, with His permission, to and those of your slaves and slavegirls who are
the Garden and forgiveness. He makes His Signs righteous. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them
clear to people so that hopefully they will pay from His bounty. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-
heed. (2:221) Knowing. (24:32)
If you are afraid of not behaving justly towards Those who cannot find the means to marry
orphans, then marry other permissible women, should be abstinent until Allah enriches them
two, three or four. But if you are afraid of not from His bounty. If any slaves you own want to
treating them equally, then only one, or those make a contract to free themselves, write it for
you own as slaves. That makes it more likely that them if you know of good in them and give them
you will not be unfair. (4:3) some of the wealth Allah has given you. Do not
A believer should never kill another believer un- force your slavegirls to prostitute themselves if
less it is by mistake. Anyone who kills a believer they desire to be virtuous women out of your de-
by mistake should free a believing slave and pay sire for the goods of this world. If anyone forces
blood-money to his family unless they forgo it as them, then after they have been forced, Allah is
a charity. If he is from a people who are your en- Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (24:33)
emies and is a believer, you should free a believ- You who believe! Those you own as slaves and
ing slave. If he is from a people you have a treaty those of you who have not yet reached puberty
with, blood money should be paid to his family should ask your permission to enter at three
and you should free a believing slave. Anyone times: before the Dawn Prayer, when you have
who cannot find the means should fast two con- undressed at noon, and after the Prayer of
secutive months. This is a concession from Allah. Night–three times of nakedness for you. There is
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