Surah An-Nisa 4:21 — translation and meaning
النساء · Verse 21 / 176 · Page 81
وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُ وَقَدْ أَفْضَى بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا
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Transliteration
Wa kaifa taakhuzoonahoo wa qad afdaa ba'dukum ilaa ba'dinw wa akhazna minkum meesaaqan ghaleezaa
Translation
And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
How could you take what you gave to them as a dowry after the relationship, love, enjoyment and sharing of secrets that has occurred between you? Greed for the wealth which is theirs after all this is forbidden and shameful. They took a sincere promise from you, by which they became lawful to you through the Word of Allah and His sacred law.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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