Ordained to treat all wives equally which may not be possible Surah An – Nisa...
Ordained to treat all wives equally which may not be possible Surah An – Nisa, 4:129 وَلَن تَسْتَطِيعُواْ أَن تَعْدِلُواْ بَيْنَ النِّسَاء وَلَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ فَلاَ تَمِيلُواْ كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ وَإِن تُصْلِحُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا Wa lan-tastatii-‘uuu ’anta‘-diluu baynan-nisaaa-’i wa lau harastum falaa tamiiluu kul-lal-mayli fataza-ruuhaa kal-mu-‘allaqah. Wa‘in tus-lihuu wa tat-taquu fa-’in-nallaah kaana Ghafuurar-Rahiimaa. 129.
And it will not be within your power to treat your wives with equal fairness, however much you may desire it; and so, do not allow yourselves to incline towards one to the exclusion of the other, leaving her in a state, as it were, of having and not having a husband. And if you put things to rights and are conscious of Him - behold, God is indeed much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.
Ordinance when accusation by husband is without witnesses Surah An – Nur, 24:6-10 وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ شُهَدَاء إِلَّا أَنفُسُهُمْ فَشَهَادَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ أَرْبَعُ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ Wal-laziina yarmuuna ’az-waajahum wa lam yakul-lahum shuhadaa-’u ’il-laaa ’anfusuhum fa-shahaadatu ’ahadihim ’arba-‘u shahaa-daatim-bil-laahi ’in-nahuu laminas-saadiqiin; 6.
And as for those who accuse their wives (of adultery) but have no witnesses except themselves, let each of these (accusers) call God four times to witness that he is indeed telling the truth, وَالْخَامِسَةُ أَنَّ لَعْنَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِن كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ وَيَدْرَأُ Wal-khaamisatu ’an-na la‘-natal-laahi ‘alayhi ’in-kaana minal-kaazibiin. 7. and the fifth (oath to be) that the curse of God on him (i.e. the husband) if he is one of the liars.
عَنْهَا الْعَذَابَ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ Wa yadra-’uu ‘anhal-‘azaaba ’an tash-hada ’arba-‘a shahaadaatim bil-laahi ’in-nahuu laminal kaazibiin; 8. And it shall avert the punishment from her (i.e. the wife) if she testifies four times (swearing) by God, that verily he (i.e.
the husband) is one of the liars, وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِن كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ Wal-khaamisata ’anna ghazabal-laahi ‘alayhaaa ’in-kaana minas-saadiqiin. 9. And the fifth (oath) to be that the wrath of God be on her if he be of the truthful ones.
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