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Surah An-Nur
Verse 33

وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ And let be chaste ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَجِدُونَ find نِكَاحًا (means for) marriage حَتَّىٰ until يُغْنِيَهُمُ Allah enriches them ٱللَّهُ Allah enriches them مِن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يَبْتَغُونَ seek ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the writing مِمَّا from (those) whom مَلَكَتْ possess أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ your right hands فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ then give them (the) writing إِنْ if عَلِمْتُمْ you know فِيهِمْ in them خَيْرًۭا ۖ any good وَءَاتُوهُم and give them مِّن from مَّالِ the wealth of Allah ٱللَّهِ the wealth of Allah ٱلَّذِىٓ which ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۚ He has given you وَلَا And (do) not تُكْرِهُوا۟ compel فَتَيَـٰتِكُمْ your slave girls عَلَى to ٱلْبِغَآءِ [the] prostitution إِنْ if أَرَدْنَ they desire تَحَصُّنًۭا chastity لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ that you may seek عَرَضَ temporary gain ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ (of) the world وَمَن And whoever يُكْرِههُّنَّ compels them فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after إِكْرَٰهِهِنَّ their compulsion غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٣٣

But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allāh enriches them from His bounty. And those who seek a contract [for eventual emancipation] from among whom your right hands possess - then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness and give them from the wealth of Allāh which He has given you. And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution, if they desire chastity, to seek [thereby] the temporary interests of worldly life. And if someone should compel them, then indeed, Allāh is [to them], after their compulsion, Forgiving and Merciful.

— Come To Light

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