Surah An-Nisa 4:19
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 19 of 176
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ كَرْهًۭا ۖ وَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُوا۟ بِبَعْضِ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ إِلَّآ أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَٰحِشَةٍۢ مُّبَيِّنَةٍۢ ۚ وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ فَإِن كَرِهْتُمُوهُنَّ فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًۭٔا وَيَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًۭا كَثِيرًۭا
Translation
You who believe, it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will, nor should you treat your wives harshly, hoping to take back some of the bride-gift you gave them, unless they are guilty of something clearly outrageous. Live with them in accordance with what is fair and kind: if you dislike them, it may well be that you dislike something in which God has put much good.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah An-Nisa 4:19 is discussed in 21 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- The Family (Usrah) (key verse)
- Women (Nisa') (key verse)
- Divorce (Talaq) (key verse)
- Reconciliation (Islah)
- Compulsion (Ikrah)
- Rights (Huquq)
- Abominations (Fawahish)
- Hatred (Kurh)
- Weakness (Da'f)
- Trials (Ibtila)
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Motherhood (Umumah)
- Faith (Iman)
- Kinship (Rahim)
- Divine Limits (Hudud)
- Goodness (Khayr)
- Distraction (Lahw)
- Inheritance (Wirathah)
- Reconciliation (Silm)
- Compromising (Mudanah)
- Social Relations (Alaqat Ijtima'iyyah)
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