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Al-Mumtahanah 60:12

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّا يُشْرِكْنَ بِٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ وَلَا يَزْنِينَ وَلَا يَقْتُلْنَ أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ وَلَا يَأْتِينَ بِبُهْتَـٰنٍ يَفْتَرِينَهُۥ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِنَّ وَأَرْجُلِهِنَّ وَلَا يَعْصِينَكَ فِى مَعْرُوفٍ ۙ فَبَايِعْهُنَّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُنَّ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

O Prophet, when the believing women come to you pledging to you that they will not associate anything with Allāh, nor will they steal, nor will they commit unlawful sexual intercourse, nor will they kill their children, nor will they bring forth a slander they have invented between their arms and legs, nor will they disobey you in what is right - then accept their pledge and ask forgiveness for them of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

يا أيها النبي إذا جاءك النساء المؤمنات بالله ورسوله يعاهدنك على ألا يجعلن مع الله شريكًا في عبادته، ولا يسرقن شيئًا، ولا يزنين، ولا يقتلن أولادهن بعد الولادة أو قبلها، ولا يُلحقن بأزواجهن أولادًا ليسوا منهم، ولا يخالفنك في معروف تأمرهن به، فعاهدهن على ذلك، واطلب لهن المغفرة من الله. إن الله غفور لذنوب عباده التائبين، رحيم بهم.

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