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believers. On the Day they meet hand possesses from among the
Him, they will be welcomed with captives of war whom God has
the greeting, ‘Peace!’ He has bestowed upon you. and [We
prepared an honourable reward have made lawful to you] the
for them. daughters of your paternal uncles
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O Prophet, We have sent and aunts, and the daughters of
forth you as a witness, as a your maternal uncles and aunts,
bearer of good news and a warner. who have migrated with you;
46 As one who calls people to and any believing woman who
God by His leave, and guides gives herself to the Prophet,
them like a shining light. provided the Prophet wants to
47 Convey to the believers the marry her. This applies only to
good news that God has you and not to the rest of the
bounteous blessings in store for believers. We know what We
them. 48 Do not yield to those have prescribed for them
who deny the truth and the concerning their wives and those
hypocrites: ignore their hurtful whom their right hands may
talk. Put your trust in God; God possess, in order that there may
is your all sufficient guardian. be no blame on you. God is most
49 Believers, if you marry forgiving, most merciful.
believing women, and divorce 51 You may defer [the turn of]
them before the marriage is any of them that you please, and
consummated, you are not you may receive any you please:
required to observe a waiting and there is no blame on you if
period: make provision for them you invite one whose [turn] you
and release them in an have set aside. That is more
honourable way. proper, so that their eyes may be
50 Prophet, We have made cooled, and so that they may not
lawful for you the wives to whom grieve, and so that they will be
you have given their dowers, as satisfied with what you have
well as those whom your right given them. God knows what is