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would have them guard. As for punishment for those who deny
those from whom you apprehend the truth. 38 And [God does not
infidelity, admonish them, then like] those who spend their
refuse to share their beds, and wealth for the sake of ostentation,
a
finally hit them [lightly]. Then who do not believe in God or the
if they obey you, take no further Last Day. Whoever has Satan as
action against them. For God is his companion has an evil
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High, Great. 35 If you fear any companion. What harm could
breach between a man and his befall them if they believed in
wife, appoint one arbiter from God and the Last Day, and spent
his family and one arbiter from out of what God bestowed on
her family. If they both want to them? God knows them well.
set things right, God will bring 40 God does not wrong anyone
about a reconciliation between by as much as a grain’s weight.
them: He is all knowing and all If there be a good deed, He will
aware. repay twofold, and will bestow
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Worship God: and do not out of His own bounty an
associate partners with Him. Be immense reward.
good to your parents, to relatives, 41 What will they do when We
to orphans, to the needy, and the bring a witness from each
neighbour who is a kinsman, and community and bring you as a
the neighbour who is not related witness against these people?
to you and your companions and 42 On that Day, those who were
the wayfarers and those whom bent on denying the truth and
you rightfully possess. God does disobeyed the Messenger will
not like arrogant, boastful people, wish that the earth were made
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who are miserly and enjoin
others to be the same and conceal
a This signifies a symbolic act, as
the riches which God has given
the Prophet forbade the beating of
them of His bounty. We woman saying, ‘Never beat God’s
have prepared a humiliating creation’.