An-Nur (The Light)
Verse 3of 64
ٱلزَّانِى لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةًۭ وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَآ إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌۭ ۚ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴿٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the believers.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
وَالزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنكِحُهَآ إِلاَّ زَانٍ(and the Zaniyah, none marries her except a Zani) a sinful man who is guilty of fornication,أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً(or a Mushrik) (a man) who does not think it is unlawful.وَحُرِّمَ ذلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(Such a thing is forbidden to the believers.) meaning, indulging in this, or marrying prostitutes, or marrying chaste women to immoral men. Qatadah and Muqatil bin Hayyan said: "Allah forbade the believers from marrying prostitutes.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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