وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يَجِدُونَ
نِكَاحًا
حَتَّىٰ
يُغْنِيَهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
مِن
فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَبْتَغُونَ
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
مِمَّا
مَلَكَتْ
أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ
فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ
إِنْ
عَلِمْتُمْ
فِيهِمْ
خَيْرًۭا ۖ
وَءَاتُوهُم
مِّن
مَّالِ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلَّذِىٓ
ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۚ
وَلَا
تُكْرِهُوا۟
فَتَيَـٰتِكُمْ
عَلَى
ٱلْبِغَآءِ
إِنْ
أَرَدْنَ
تَحَصُّنًۭا
لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟
عَرَضَ
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ
وَمَن
يُكْرِههُّنَّ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
مِنۢ
بَعْدِ
إِكْرَٰهِهِنَّ
غَفُورٌۭ
رَّحِيمٌۭ
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Those who are unable to marry should keep chaste until God gives them enough out of His bounty. If any of your slaves wish to pay for their freedom, make a contract with them accordingly, if you know they have good in them, and give them some of the wealth God has given you. Do not force your slave-girls into prostitution, when they themselves wish to remain honourable, in your quest for the short-term gains of this world, although, if they are forced, God will be forgiving and merciful to them.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem