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WIFE daughters and your sisters, your maternal aunts
We said, ‘Adam, live in the Garden, you and and your paternal aunts, your brothers’ daughters
your wife, and eat freely from it wherever you and your sisters’ daughters, your foster mothers
will. But do not approach this tree and so be- who have suckled you, your foster sisters by
come wrongdoers.’ (2:35) suckling, your wives’ mothers, your stepdaugh-
Those who swear to abstain from sexual relations ters who are under your protection: the daugh-
with their wives can wait for a period of up to ters of your wives whom you have had sexual
four months. If they then retract their oath, Allah relations with (though if you have not had sexual
is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (2:226) relations with them there is nothing blameworthy
Those of you who die leaving wives behind: they for you in it then), the wives of your sons whom
should wait by themselves for four months and you have fathered, and marrying two sisters at
ten nights. When their waiting period comes to the same time–except for what may have already
an end, you are not to blame for anything they do taken place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
with themselves with correctness and courtesy. Merciful. (4:23)
Allah is aware of what you do. (2:234) They say, ‘What is in the wombs of these animals
Those of you who die leaving wives behind is exclusively for our men and forbidden for our
should make a bequest to their wives of mainte- wives. But if it is stillborn, they can share in it.’
nance for a year without them having to leave He will repay them for their false depiction. He is
their homes. But if they do leave you are not to All-Wise, All-Knowing. (6:139)
blame for anything they do with themselves with Say: ‘If your fathers or your sons or your brothers
correctness and courtesy. Allah is Almighty, All- or your wives or your tribe, or any wealth you
Wise. (2:240) have acquired, or any business you fear may
Say, ‘Shall I tell you of something better than slump, or any house which pleases you, are
that?’ Those who guard against evil will have dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and
Gardens with their Lord, with rivers flowing striving in His Way, then wait until Allah brings
under them, remaining in them timelessly, for about His command. Allah does not guide peo-
ever, and purified wives, and the Pleasure of ple who are deviators.’ (9:24)
Allah. Allah sees His servants. (3:15) Gardens of Eden which they will enter, and all of
You receive half of what your wives leave if they their parents, wives and children who were right-
are childless. If they have children you receive a eous. Angels will enter in to welcome them from
quarter of what they leave after any bequest they every gate. (13:23)
make or any debts. They receive a quarter of We sent Messengers before you and gave them
what you leave if you are childless. If you have wives and children. Nor was any Messenger able
children they receive an eighth of what you leave to bring a Sign except by Allah’s permission.
after any bequest you make or any debts. If a There is a prescribed limit to every term. (13:38)
man or woman has no direct heirs, but has a Allah has given you wives from among your-
brother or sister, each of them receives a sixth. If selves, and given you children and grandchil-
there are more than that they share in a third after dren from your wives, and provided good things
any bequest you make or any debts, making sure for you. So why do they believe in falsehood and
that no one’s rights are prejudiced. This is an in- reject the blessings of Allah? (16:72)
struction from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All- We said, ‘Adam, this is an enemy for you and
Forbearing. (4:12) your wife, so do not let him (Satan) expel you
If you desire to exchange one wife for another from the Garden and thus make you miserable.’
and have given your original wife a large (20:117)
amount, do not take any of it. Would you take it We responded to him and gave him Yahya,
by means of slander and outright crime? (4:20) restoring for him his wife’s fertility. They outdid
Forbidden for you are: your mothers and your one another in good actions, calling out to Us in
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