Quran 4:20
Surah An-Nisa Ayah 20
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 4:20 says: “But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?”
Translation source: Saheeh International
وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمُ ٱسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍ مَّكَانَ زَوْجٍ وَءَاتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَىٰهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا۟ مِنْهُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ أَتَأْخُذُونَهُۥ بُهْتَـٰنًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
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What does Quran 4:20 say in English?
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 4:20 says: “But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?”
Which surah is Quran 4:20 in?
Quran 4:20 is in Surah An-Nisa, chapter 4 of the Quran.
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