Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), ayah 235

  1. وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُمْ بِهِ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَاءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنْتُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ ۚ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُولُوا قَوْلًا مَعْرُوفًا ۚ وَلَا تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَةَ النِّكَاحِ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ أَجَلَهُ ۚ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُ ۚ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ

    Translation by words

    وَلَا
    And (there is) no
    جُنَاحَ
    blame
    عَلَيْكُمْ
    upon you
    فِيمَا
    in what
    عَرَّضْتُم
    you hint
    بِهِۦ
    [with it]
    مِنْ
    of
    خِطْبَةِ
    marriage proposal
    ٱلنِّسَآءِ
    [to] the women
    أَوْ
    or
    أَكْنَنتُمْ
    you conceal it
    فِىٓ
    in
    أَنفُسِكُمْ
    yourselves.
    عَلِمَ
    Knows
    ٱللَّهُ
    Allah
    أَنَّكُمْ
    that you
    سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ
    will mention them,
    وَلَٰكِن
    [and] but
    لَّا
    (do) not
    تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ
    promise them (widows)
    سِرًّا
    secretly
    إِلَّآ
    except
    أَن
    that
    تَقُولُوا۟
    you say
    قَوْلًا
    a saying
    مَّعْرُوفًا
    honorable.
    وَلَا
    And (do) not
    تَعْزِمُوا۟
    resolve (on)
    عُقْدَةَ
    the knot
    ٱلنِّكَاحِ
    (of) marriage
    حَتَّىٰ
    until
    يَبْلُغَ
    reaches
    ٱلْكِتَٰبُ
    the prescribed term
    أَجَلَهُۥ
    its end.
    وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
    And know
    أَنَّ
    that
    ٱللَّهَ
    Allah
    يَعْلَمُ
    knows
    مَا
    what
    فِىٓ
    (is) within
    أَنفُسِكُمْ
    yourselves
    فَٱحْذَرُوهُ
    so beware of Him.
    وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
    And know
    أَنَّ
    that
    ٱللَّهَ
    Allah
    غَفُورٌ
    (is) Oft-Forgiving,
    حَلِيمٌ
    Most Forbearing.

    There is no blame upon you for that to which you (indirectly) allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves. Allah knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying. And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period reaches its end. And know that Allah knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.

    2:235

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow)