أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ
جَهَنَّمُ
وَلَا
يَجِدُونَ
عَنۡهَا
مَحِيصٗا
١٢١

It is they who will have Hell as their home, and they will find no escape from it!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:122

وَٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

وَعَمِلُواْ

ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ

سَنُدۡخِلُهُمۡ

جَنَّٰتٖ

تَجۡرِي

مِن

تَحۡتِهَا

ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ

خَٰلِدِينَ

فِيهَآ

أَبَدٗاۖ

وَعۡدَ

ٱللَّهِ

حَقّٗاۚ

وَمَنۡ

أَصۡدَقُ

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِ

قِيلٗا

١٢٢

And those who believe and do good, We will soon admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever. Allah’s promise is ˹always˺ true. And whose word is more truthful than Allah’s?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:123

لَّيۡسَ

بِأَمَانِيِّكُمۡ

وَلَآ

أَمَانِيِّ

أَهۡلِ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِۗ

مَن

يَعۡمَلۡ

سُوٓءٗا

يُجۡزَ

بِهِۦ

وَلَا

يَجِدۡ

لَهُۥ

مِن

دُونِ

ٱللَّهِ

وَلِيّٗا

وَلَا

نَصِيرٗا

١٢٣

˹Divine grace is˺ neither by your wishes nor those of the People of the Book! Whoever commits evil will be rewarded accordingly, and they will find no protector or helper besides Allah.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:124

وَمَن

يَعۡمَلۡ

مِنَ

ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ

مِن

ذَكَرٍ

أَوۡ

أُنثَىٰ

وَهُوَ

مُؤۡمِنٞ

فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

يَدۡخُلُونَ

ٱلۡجَنَّةَ

وَلَا

يُظۡلَمُونَ

نَقِيرٗا

١٢٤

But those who do good—whether male or female—and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged ˹even as much as˺ the speck on a date stone.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:125

وَمَنۡ

أَحۡسَنُ

دِينٗا

مِّمَّنۡ

أَسۡلَمَ

وَجۡهَهُۥ

لِلَّهِ

وَهُوَ

مُحۡسِنٞ

وَٱتَّبَعَ

مِلَّةَ

إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

حَنِيفٗاۗ

وَٱتَّخَذَ

ٱللَّهُ

إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

خَلِيلٗا

١٢٥

And who is better in faith than those who ˹fully˺ submit themselves to Allah, do good, and follow the Way of Abraham, the upright? Allah chose Abraham as a close friend.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:126

وَلِلَّهِ

مَا

فِي

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَمَا

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ

وَكَانَ

ٱللَّهُ

بِكُلِّ

شَيۡءٖ

مُّحِيطٗا

١٢٦

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And Allah is Fully Aware of everything.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:127

وَيَسۡتَفۡتُونَكَ

فِي

ٱلنِّسَآءِۖ

قُلِ

ٱللَّهُ

يُفۡتِيكُمۡ

فِيهِنَّ

وَمَا

يُتۡلَىٰ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

فِي

يَتَٰمَى

ٱلنِّسَآءِ

ٱلَّٰتِي

لَا

تُؤۡتُونَهُنَّ

مَا

كُتِبَ

لَهُنَّ

وَتَرۡغَبُونَ

أَن

تَنكِحُوهُنَّ

وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنِ

وَأَن

تَقُومُواْ

لِلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ

بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ

وَمَا

تَفۡعَلُواْ

مِنۡ

خَيۡرٖ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

كَانَ

بِهِۦ

عَلِيمٗا

١٢٧

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding women. Say, “It is Allah Who instructs you regarding them. Instruction has ˹already˺ been revealed in the Book¹ concerning the orphan women you deprive of their due rights² but still wish to marry, also helpless children, as well as standing up for orphans’ rights. And whatever good you do is certainly well known to Allah.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:128

وَإِنِ

ٱمۡرَأَةٌ

خَافَتۡ

مِنۢ

بَعۡلِهَا

نُشُوزًا

أَوۡ

إِعۡرَاضٗا

فَلَا

جُنَاحَ

عَلَيۡهِمَآ

أَن

يُصۡلِحَا

بَيۡنَهُمَا

صُلۡحٗاۚ

وَٱلصُّلۡحُ

خَيۡرٞۗ

وَأُحۡضِرَتِ

ٱلۡأَنفُسُ

ٱلشُّحَّۚ

وَإِن

تُحۡسِنُواْ

وَتَتَّقُواْ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

كَانَ

بِمَا

تَعۡمَلُونَ

خَبِيرٗا

١٢٨

If a woman fears indifference or neglect from her husband, there is no blame on either of them if they seek ˹fair˺ settlement, which is best. Humans are ever inclined to selfishness.¹ But if you are gracious and mindful ˹of Allah˺, surely Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:129

وَلَن

تَسۡتَطِيعُوٓاْ

أَن

تَعۡدِلُواْ

بَيۡنَ

ٱلنِّسَآءِ

وَلَوۡ

حَرَصۡتُمۡۖ

فَلَا

تَمِيلُواْ

كُلَّ

ٱلۡمَيۡلِ

فَتَذَرُوهَا

كَٱلۡمُعَلَّقَةِۚ

وَإِن

تُصۡلِحُواْ

وَتَتَّقُواْ

فَإِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

كَانَ

غَفُورٗا

رَّحِيمٗا

١٢٩

You will never be able to maintain ˹emotional˺ justice between your wives—no matter how keen you are. So do not totally incline towards one leaving the other in suspense.¹ And if you do what is right and are mindful ˹of Allah˺, surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

4:130