وَكَيۡفَ
تَأۡخُذُونَهُۥ
وَقَدۡ
أَفۡضَىٰ
بَعۡضُكُمۡ
إِلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖ
وَأَخَذۡنَ
مِنكُم
مِّيثَٰقًا
غَلِيظٗا
٢١
And how could you take it back after having enjoyed each other intimately and she has taken from you a firm commitment?1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Meaning of `Inheriting Women Against Their Will
Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said about the Ayah,
يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَرِثُواْ النِّسَآءَ كَرْهاً
(O you who believe! You are not permitted to inherit women against their will,) "Before, the practice was that whe
…Meaning of `Inheriting Women Against Their Will
Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said about the Ayah,
يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ يَحِلُّ لَك
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