And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts161 graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.162
Notes
[161] The obligatory bridal gift (mahr).
[162] Knowing that it is lawful.
Verse 4 of Surah An-Nisa (4:4), a Medinan surah, is in juz 4, on page 77 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.
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Tafsir of verse 4
Al-Mukhtasar
Give women their dowries with good will. Yet if they gladly give up a part of the dowry to you, of their own free will, then there is nothing to stop you enjoying it.
Give women their marriage dowries4 graciously. However, if they waive to you part of it willingly, then enjoy it with a clear conscience.
Notes
[4] The obligatory bridal gift (mahr).
And give to the women (whom you marry) their Mahr (obligatory bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) with a good heart; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, take it, and enjoy it without fear of any harm (as Allâh has made it lawful).
And give unto the women (whom ye marry) free gift of their marriage portions; but if they of their own accord remit unto you a part thereof, then ye are welcome to absorb it (in your wealth).
And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it with right good cheer.
And give women their dowries as a free gift, but if they of themselves be pleased to give up to you a portion of it, then eat it with enjoyment and with wholesome result.
And bring the women their dowries as an endowment, so in case they are good to you concerning any portion of it, (Literally: in case they feel good in themselves to you about anything of it) then eat it up rejoicing with wholesome appetite (i.e., take it and make use of it to your profit and advantage).
