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accordance with what is fair and if you have not consummated
kind; if you dislike them, it may your marriage then you will not
be that you dislike something be blamed [if you marry their
which God might make a source daughters.] You are also
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of abundant good. If you desire forbidden to marry the spouses
to replace one wife with another, of your sons or two sisters
do not take any part of her dower together, except what has already
back: even if you have given her passed. Surely, God is ever-
a treasure. Would you take it by forgiving and merciful. 24 Also
slandering her and with manifest forbidden are married women,
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sinfulness? How can you take except those who have passed
it when you have been intimate into your hands as prisoners of
with one another, and she has war. This is a commandment of
taken a solemn pledge from you? God to you. All women other
22 Do not marry women whom than these are lawful to you,
your fathers married, except for provided you seek them with
what has already taken place in your wealth in honest wedlock,
the past. This is indeed a not in fornication. When you
shameful deed, a loathsome thing consummate your marriage with
and an evil practice. them, give the dowers due to
23 You are forbidden to take as them. And there is no sin for you
wives your mothers, daughters, in what you do by mutual
sisters, paternal and maternal agreement after the fixing of the
aunts, your brothers’ daughters dower. God is all knowing and
and your sisters’ daughters, your wise. 25 If any of you cannot
foster mothers and foster sisters, afford to marry a free believing
your wives’ mothers and woman let him marry one of his
stepdaughters in your protection believing maids whom he
and the daughters of your wives possesses. God best knows your
with whom you have faith. You are one of another. So
consummated your marriage; but marry them with their owner’s