سُوْرَةُ الْمُمْتَحِنَةِ
Surah Al-Mumtahana (60) — Ayah 11
وَإِن فَاتَكُمْ شَىْءٌ مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْكُفَّارِ فَعَاقَبْتُمْ فَـَٔاتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبَتْ أَزْوَٰجُهُم مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنتُم بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if any of your wives have gone from you to the disbelievers, (as apostates and you asked them to return back your Mahr but they refused) - then you went out for a Ghazwah (military expedition) (against them and) gained booty; then pay from that booty to those whose wives have gone, the equivalent of what they had spent (on their Mahr ). And fear Allâh in Whom you believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
فَاتَكُمْ
fātakum
have gone from you
شَىْءٌۭ
shayon
any
مِّنْ
min
of
أَزْوَٰجِكُمْ
azwājikum
your wives
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْكُفَّارِ
l-kufāri
the disbelievers
فَعَاقَبْتُمْ
faʿāqabtum
then your turn comes
فَـَٔاتُوا۟
faātū
then give
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(to) those who
ذَهَبَتْ
dhahabat
have gone
أَزْوَٰجُهُم
azwājuhum
their wives
مِّثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أَنفَقُوا۟ ۚ
anfaqū
they had spent
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(in) Whom
أَنتُم
antum
you
بِهِۦ
bihi
[in Him]
مُؤْمِنُونَ
mu'minūna
(are) believers
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 11) {وَ اِنْ فَاتَكُمْ شَيْءٌ مِّنْ اَزْوَاجِكُمْ اِلَى الْكُفَّارِ …:} That is, if the disbelievers do not return the dowry of those women to the Muslims who become disbelievers or remain disbelievers and go from the abode of Islam to the disbelievers, then the Muslims should pay the expenses of those Muslim husbands whose wives flee to the abode of disbelief, from the wealth they seize from the disbelievers. Or, instead of returning the dowry of those women who come from the abode of disbelief to the abode of Islam after becoming Muslims, to the disbelievers, it should be given to those Muslim husbands whose wives flee to the abode of disbelief. In {’’ فَعَاقَبْتُمْ ‘‘} (then take compensation), both things are included in the meaning: that is, acquiring spoils of war in battle or paying the dowry of their women in return. Ibn Kathir writes, in the meaning of this {’’ فَعَاقَبْتُمْ ‘‘} there is breadth; if the dowry of the disbelievers remains to be paid, then it should be given to the Muslims, otherwise, the loss should be compensated from the spoils of war. Ibn Jarir has preferred this view. (Ashraf al-Hawashi)
