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Al-Nisa’ 4: 17–19

For Allah is ever ready to accept repentance, is All- Compassionate.16

(17) (And remember that) Allah’s acceptance of repent- ance is only for those who commit evil out of ignorance and then soon repent. It is towards such persons that Allah turns graciously. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (18) But of no avail is the repentance of those who do evil until death approaches any of them and then he says: “Now I repent.” Nor is the repentance of those who die in the state of unbelief of any avail to them. For them We have kept in readiness a painful chastisement.

(19) Believers! It is not lawful for you to become heirs to women against their will.17 ▶

16 In these two verses (15-16) the first, preliminary directives regarding punishment of unlawful sexual intercourse are stated. Later, another injunction was revealed (see Surah al-Nur 24: 2) which laid down that both the male and female involved in this act should be given a hundred lashes.

17 This means that the relatives of the husband should not treat the widow of the deceased as if she were a part of the inheritance and begin imposing their will on her. Upon the death of her husband a woman becomes independent. As soon as her legally-prescribed period of waiting ends, she is free to go wherever she likes and to marry anyone she wishes to.

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