وَلۡيَسۡتَعۡفِفِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يَجِدُونَ
نِكَاحًا
حَتَّىٰ
يُغۡنِيَهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
مِن
فَضۡلِهِۦۗ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَبۡتَغُونَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
مِمَّا
مَلَكَتۡ
أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡ
فَكَاتِبُوهُمۡ
إِنۡ
عَلِمۡتُمۡ
فِيهِمۡ
خَيۡرٗاۖ
وَءَاتُوهُم
مِّن
مَّالِ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلَّذِيٓ
ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۚ
وَلَا
تُكۡرِهُواْ
فَتَيَٰتِكُمۡ
عَلَى
ٱلۡبِغَآءِ
إِنۡ
أَرَدۡنَ
تَحَصُّنٗا
لِّتَبۡتَغُواْ
عَرَضَ
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ
وَمَن
يُكۡرِههُّنَّ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
إِكۡرَٰهِهِنَّ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
٣٣
But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allāh enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands possess1 - then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allāh which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, Allāh is [to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful.
— Saheeh International
And let those who do not have the means to marry keep themselves chaste until Allah enriches them out of His bounty. And if any of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession desires a contract ˹to buy their own freedom˺, make it possible for them, if you find goodness in them. And give them some of Allah’s wealth which He has granted you. Do not force your ˹slave˺ girls into prostitution for your own worldly gains while they wish to remain chaste. And if someone coerces them, then after such a coercion Allah is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful ˹to them˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to marry
These clear Ayat include a group of unambiguous rulings and firm commands.
وَأَنْكِحُواْ الأَيَمَى مِنْكُمْ
(And marry those among you who are single (Al-Ayama)....) This is a command to marry. The Prophet said:
«يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ، مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَز
…The Command to marry
These clear Ayat include a group of unambiguous rulings and firm commands.
وَأَنْكِحُواْ الأَيَمَى مِنْكُمْ
(And marry those among y
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