Surah An Nisaa Ayat 17
Women · English translation · Edition God
Repentance is available from God for those who commit evil out of ignorance, and then repent soon after. These—God will relent towards them. God is Knowing and Wise.
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Surah An Nisaa Ayat 15
Those of your women who commit lewdness, you must have four witnesses against them, from among you. If they testify, confine them to the homes until death claims them, or God makes a way for them.
Surah An Nisaa Ayat 16
If two men among you commit it, punish them both. But if they repent and reform, leave them alone. God is Redeemer, Full of Mercy.
Surah An Nisaa Ayat 18
But repentance is not available for those who commit evils, until when death approaches one of them, he says, “Now I repent,” nor for those who die as disbelievers. These—We have prepared for them a painful torment.
Surah An Nisaa Ayat 19
O you who believe! It is not permitted for you to inherit women against their will. And do not coerce them in order to take away some of what you had given them, unless they commit a proven adultery. And live with them in kindness. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike something in which God has placed much good.
About this reference
This is ayat 17 of Surah An Nisaa (Women), surah 4 of the Quran. This surah contains 176 ayats. The English translation is by Talal Itani, ClearQuran, Edition God.
Read all 176 ayats of Surah An Nisaa