ﱁ ﱂYou may deferﱃwhomﱄyou willﱅof themﱆor you may takeﱇto yourselfﱈwhomﱉﱊyou willﱋAnd whoeverﱌyou desireﱍof those whomﱎyou (had) set aside ﱏthen (there is) noﱐblameﱑﱒupon youﱓThatﱔ(is) more suitableﱕthatﱖmay be cooledﱗtheir eyesﱘand notﱙthey grieveﱚand they may be pleasedﱛwith whatﱜyou have given them ﱝﱞall of themﱟAnd Allahﱠknowsﱡwhatﱢ(is) inﱣﱤyour heartsﱥAnd Allah isﱦAnd Allah isﱧAll-KnowerﱨMost Forbearingﱩ
It is up to you ˹O Prophet˺ to delay or receive whoever you please of your wives. There is no blame on you if you call back any of those you have set aside. That is more likely that they will be content, not grieved, and satisfied with what you offer them all. Allah ˹fully˺ knows what is in your hearts. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
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ﱪ(It is) notﱫlawfulﱬfor youﱭ(to marry) womenﱮafter (this)ﱯafter (this)ﱰand notﱱtoﱲexchangeﱳthemﱴforﱵ(other) wivesﱶeven ifﱷpleases youﱸtheir beautyﱹexceptﱺwhomﱻyou rightfully possessﱼﱽyou rightfully possessﱾAnd Allah isﱿAnd Allah isﲀoverﲁallﲂthingsﲃan Observerﲄ
It is not lawful for you ˹O Prophet˺ to marry more women after this, nor can you replace any of your present wives with another, even if her beauty may attract you—except those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession. And Allah is ever Watchful over all things.
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ﲅO you who believeﲆO you who believeﲇO you who believeﲈ(Do) notﲉenterﲊ(the) housesﲋ(of) the Prophetﲌexceptﲍwhenﲎpermission is givenﲏto youﲐforﲑa mealﲒwithoutﲓawaitingﲔits preparationﲕButﲖwhenﲗyou are invitedﲘthen enterﲙand whenﲚyou have eatenﲛthen disperseﲜand notﲝseeking to remainﲞﲟfor a conversationﲠIndeedﲡthatﲢwasﲣtroublingﲤthe Prophetﲥand he is shyﲦﲧof (dismissing) youﲨBut Allahﲩis not shyﲪis not shyﲫofﲬﲭthe truthﲮAnd whenﲯyou ask themﲰ(for) anythingﲱthen ask themﲲfromﲳbehindﲴﲵa screenﲶThatﲷ(is) purerﲸfor your heartsﲹﲺand their heartsﲻAnd notﲼisﲽfor youﲾthatﲿyou troubleﳀ(the) Messengerﳁ(of) Allahﳂand notﳃthatﳄyou should marryﳅhis wivesﳆafter himﳇafter himﳈﳉeverﳊIndeedﳋthatﳌisﳍnearﳎAllahﳏan enormityﳐ
O believers! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet without permission ˹and if invited˺ for a meal, do not ˹come too early and˺ linger until the meal is ready. But if you are invited, then enter ˹on time˺. Once you have eaten, then go on your way, and do not stay for casual talk. Such behaviour is truly annoying to the Prophet, yet he is too shy to ask you to leave. But Allah is never shy of the truth. And when you ˹believers˺ ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and theirs. And it is not right for you to annoy the Messenger of Allah, nor ever marry his wives after him. This would certainly be a major offence in the sight of Allah.
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ﳑWhetherﳒyou revealﳓa thingﳔorﳕconceal itﳖindeedﳗAllahﳘisﳙof allﳚthingsﳛAll-Knowerﳜ
Whether you reveal something or conceal it, surely Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
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