Exegesis of the verse: ((And whoever among you cannot find the means to marry free believing women...))
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Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: [An-Nisa 4:25] His saying: [An-Nisa 4:25] "Whoever" is a conditional noun that necessitates the jussive case, and is the answer to the condition. Here we ask: two factors necessitating the jussive case have come together in this sentence, one being "whoever" and the other being "not". So is the verb in the jussive case because of "whoever" or because of "not"? We say it is in the jussive case because of "not," because it is the direct cause. Accordingly, we say is a present tense verb in the jussive case due to "not," and it is the verb of the condition. And His saying: "the means" means wealth, meaning whoever among you does not have wealth sufficient for the mahr of free women [An-Nisa 4:25] that is, free women the opposite of disbelieving women It is permissible for a man to marry a slave woman belonging to someone else, not a slave woman belonging to himself. If he married a slave woman belonging to himself, the marriage would not be valid, because ownership of the private parts through ownership is stronger than ownership through marriage, and the weaker cannot override the stronger. So means what the right hands of others possess, like a man who wants to marry a slave woman of Zayd. This is what Allah intends in this verse. [An-Nisa 4:25] "Whoever" this is an explanation of "what" in His saying: [An-Nisa 4:3] "the young women" is the plural of "young woman," and it is the slave woman. So "young woman" is used for a young woman when it is attributed to a free woman, and for a slave woman when it is attributed to a slave. He says: [An-Nisa 4:25] the opposite of disbelieving women, even if they are People of the Book, so the slave woman must be a believer. So a disbelieving woman in this context, even if she is Jewish or Christian, is not valid. He said: [An-Nisa 4:25] [Ali 'Imran 3:195] He brought this phrase to establish equality in humanity, because the Arabs had a great aversion to a free man marrying a slave woman, so Allah lightened that for them and said: [Ali 'Imran 3:195] you will not marry except a human being, so you are some of each other with her. [An-Nisa 4:25] Is it a hamzat al-wasl or hamzat al-qat'? It is hamzat al-wasl because it is from the triliteral root "nakaha" that is, the believing young women that is, their masters. And here he said: [An-Nisa 4:25] "Give" means "give," unlike "ata" which means "came." Allah the Exalted said: "Give" means "came." that is, their mahr that is, with what people recognize and what the Shari'ah approves, without delay and without boasting. Do not say: this is a slave woman, so delay her mahr or boast to her about it.
