Surah An-Nisa 4:20
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 20 of 176
وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمُ ٱسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍۢ مَّكَانَ زَوْجٍۢ وَءَاتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَىٰهُنَّ قِنطَارًۭا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا۟ مِنْهُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ أَتَأْخُذُونَهُۥ بُهْتَٰنًۭا وَإِثْمًۭا مُّبِينًۭا
Translation
If you wish to replace one wife with another, do not take any of her bride-gift back, even if you have given her a great amount of gold.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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