سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 22
وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And marry not women whom your fathers married, except what has already passed; indeed it was shameful and most hateful, and an evil way.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَنكِحُوا۟
tankiḥū
marry
مَا
mā
whom
نَكَحَ
nakaḥa
married
ءَابَآؤُكُم
ābāukum
your fathers
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلنِّسَآءِ
l-nisāi
the women
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what
قَدْ
qad
has
سَلَفَ ۚ
salafa
passed before
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
indeed it
كَانَ
kāna
was
فَـٰحِشَةًۭ
fāḥishatan
an immorality
وَمَقْتًۭا
wamaqtan
and hateful
وَسَآءَ
wasāa
and (an) evil
سَبِيلًا
sabīlan
way
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
22. 1. In the era of ignorance, step-sons used to marry their father's wife (i.e., stepmother); this is being prohibited, as it is a very indecent act. Islam forbids marriage with such a woman whom one's father has married, even if he divorced her before consummation. This is also narrated from Ibn Abbas ؓ and the scholars hold this view (Tafsir Tabari).
