Surah An-Nisa — Verse 22
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وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا
Wala tankihoo ma nakahaabaokum mina annisa-i illa maqad salafa innahu kana fahishatan wamaqtan wasaasabeela
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allāh] and was evil as a way.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Do not marry women that your fathers married- with the exception of what is past- this is indeed a shameful thing to do, loathsome and leading to evil.
Marmaduke Pickthall
And marry not those women whom your fathers married, except what hath already happened (of that nature) in the past. Lo! it was ever lewdness and abomination, and an evil way.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And marry not women whom your fathers married,- except what is past: It was shameful and odious,- an abominable custom indeed.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
Do not marry those women whom your fathers had married except what has passed. It is indeed shameful and detestable, and it is an evil practice.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And marry not women whom your fathers married, except what has already passed; indeed it was shameful and most hateful, and an evil way.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
Do not marry the women whom your fathers married, although what is past is past. This indeed was a shameful deed, a hateful thing, and an evil way.