Surah Al-Mumtahanah, Ayah 10 (60:10)

ٱلْمُمْتَحَنَة

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتُ مُهَٰجِرَٰتٍ فَٱمْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ۖ ٱللَّهُ …

Quran 60:10 is ayah 10 of Surah Al-Mumtahanah (“She that is to be examined”), a Medinan surah of 13 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 550 of the Madani Mushaf.

60:10
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓا۟إِذَاجَآءَكُمُٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتُمُهَٰجِرَٰتٍفَٱمْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ۖٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُبِإِيمَٰنِهِنَّ ۖفَإِنْعَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّمُؤْمِنَٰتٍفَلَاتَرْجِعُوهُنَّإِلَىٱلْكُفَّارِ ۖلَاهُنَّحِلٌّلَّهُمْوَلَاهُمْيَحِلُّونَلَهُنَّ ۖوَءَاتُوهُممَّآأَنفَقُوا۟ ۚوَلَاجُنَاحَعَلَيْكُمْأَنتَنكِحُوهُنَّإِذَآءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّأُجُورَهُنَّ ۚوَلَاتُمْسِكُوا۟بِعِصَمِٱلْكَوَافِرِوَسَْٔلُوا۟مَآأَنفَقْتُمْوَلْيَسَْٔلُوا۟مَآأَنفَقُوا۟ ۚذَٰلِكُمْحُكْمُٱللَّهِ ۖيَحْكُمُبَيْنَكُمْ ۚوَٱللَّهُعَلِيمٌحَكِيمٌ١٠
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū idhā jāakumu l-mu'minātu muhājirātin fa-im'taḥinūhunna l-lahu aʿlamu biīmānihinna fa-in ʿalim'tumūhunna mu'minātin falā tarjiʿūhunna ilā l-kufāri lā hunna ḥillun lahum walā hum yaḥillūna lahunna waātūhum mā anfaqū walā junāḥa ʿalaykum an tankiḥūhunna idhā ātaytumūhunna ujūrahunna walā tum'sikū biʿiṣami l-kawāfiri wasalū mā anfaqtum walyasalū mā anfaqū dhālikum ḥuk'mu l-lahi yaḥkumu baynakum wal-lahu ʿalīmun ḥakīmun

O you who have believed, when the believing women come to you as emigrants, examine [i.e., test] them. Allāh is most knowing as to their faith. And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them. But give them [i.e., the disbelievers] what they have spent. And there is no blame upon you if you marry them when you have given them their due compensation [i.e., mahr]. And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women, but ask for what you have spent and let them [i.e., the disbelievers] ask for what they have spent. That is the judgement of Allāh; He judges between you. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.(10)

Word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
  3. ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanūbelieve
  4. إِذَاidhāWhen
  5. جَآءَكُمُjāakumucome to you
  6. ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتُl-mu'minātuthe believing women
  7. مُهَٰجِرَٰتٍmuhājirātin(as) emigrants
  8. فَٱمْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ۖfa-im'taḥinūhunnathen examine them
  9. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  10. أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
  11. بِإِيمَٰنِهِنَّ ۖbiīmānihinnaof their faith
  12. فَإِنْfa-inAnd if
  13. عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّʿalim'tumūhunnayou know them
  14. مُؤْمِنَٰتٍmu'minātin(to be) believers
  15. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
  16. تَرْجِعُوهُنَّtarjiʿūhunnareturn them
  17. إِلَىilāto
  18. ٱلْكُفَّارِ ۖl-kufārithe disbelievers
  19. لَاlāNot
  20. هُنَّhunnathey
  21. حِلٌّḥillun(are) lawful
  22. لَّهُمْlahumfor them
  23. وَلَاwalāand not
  24. هُمْhumthey
  25. يَحِلُّونَyaḥillūnaare lawful
  26. لَهُنَّ ۖlahunnafor them
  27. وَءَاتُوهُمwaātūhumBut give them
  28. مَّآmāwhat
  29. أَنفَقُوا۟ ۚanfaqūthey have spent
  30. وَلَاwalāAnd not
  31. جُنَاحَjunāḥaany blame
  32. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
  33. أَنanif
  34. تَنكِحُوهُنَّtankiḥūhunnayou marry them
  35. إِذَآidhāwhen
  36. ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّātaytumūhunnayou have given them
  37. أُجُورَهُنَّ ۚujūrahunnatheir (bridal) dues
  38. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  39. تُمْسِكُوا۟tum'sikūhold
  40. بِعِصَمِbiʿiṣamito marriage bonds
  41. ٱلْكَوَافِرِl-kawāfiri(with) disbelieving women
  42. وَسَْٔلُوا۟wasalūbut ask (for)
  43. مَآmāwhat
  44. أَنفَقْتُمْanfaqtumyou have spent
  45. وَلْيَسَْٔلُوا۟walyasalūand let them ask
  46. مَآmāwhat
  47. أَنفَقُوا۟ ۚanfaqūthey have spent
  48. ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
  49. حُكْمُḥuk'mu(is the) Judgment
  50. ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(of) Allah
  51. يَحْكُمُyaḥkumuHe judges
  52. بَيْنَكُمْ ۚbaynakumbetween you
  53. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  54. عَلِيمٌʿalīmun(is) All-Knowing
  55. حَكِيمٌḥakīmunAll-Wise

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