The Holy Quran 4:23 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَـٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمْ وَعَمَّـٰتُكُمْ وَخَـٰلَـٰتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَـٰتُكُمُ ٱلَّـٰتِىٓ أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم مِّنَ ٱلرَّضَـٰعَةِ وَأُمَّهَـٰتُ نِسَآئِكُمْ وَرَبَـٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّـٰتِى فِى حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّـٰتِى دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَـٰٓئِلُ أَبْنَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَـٰبِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا۟ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

Translation

Forbidden for you are (it is Haraam for you to marry) your mothers (and your grandmothers), your daughters (and granddaughters), your sisters (half and full), your father's (and grandfather's) sisters, your mother's (and grandmother's) sisters, your brother's daughters (and granddaughters), your sister's daughters (and granddaughters), your suckling mothers (those women who breastfed you before you turned two years of age. All the daughters, granddaughters, sisters, aunts, mother and grandmothers of the suckling mother may also not marry the child she breastfed.), your suckling sisters (those girls who were breastfed by the same woman who breastfed you), your mothers-in-law and those step-daughters of yours (girls who are born to your wife from another man) who are in your care and with whose mothers you have had intercourse (with whose mothers your marriage has been consummated). If you have not had intercourse with them (you have not consummated your marriage with the mothers of these step-daughters), then there is no sin on you (should you marry their daughters after divorcing the mothers). (Also forbidden for you are) The wives of your sons who were born of you (the wives of your biological sons. However, you may marry the ex-wives of your adopted sons.), and (also forbidden is) that you join (that you marry) two sisters (real sisters, half sisters or suckling sisters), except what has passed (you will not be sinful for what you did before becoming a Muslim). (In a like manner, a man may not have a woman and her aunt in his marriage at the same time. He may only have one in his marriage at a time.) Without doubt Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

حرَّم الله عليكم نكاح أمهاتكم، ويدخل في ذلك الجدَّات مِن جهة الأب أو الأم، وبناتكم: ويشمل بنات الأولاد وإن نزلن، وأخواتكم الشقيقات أو لأب أو لأم، وعماتكم: أخوات آبائكم وأجدادكم، وخالاتكم: أخوات أمهاتكم وجداتكم، وبنات الأخ، وبنات الأخت: ويدخل في ذلك أولادهن، وأمهاتكم اللاتي أرضعنكم، وأخواتكم من الرضاعة -وقد حرَّم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من الرضاع ما…

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