قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ
Qaala haaa'ulaaa'i banaateee in kuntum faa'ileen
[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."
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Lessons from past peoples
15:71Ayah 199
27 ayahs in Al-Hijr are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.
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He said ‘These here are my daughters if you must be doing’ what you desire to do in the way of satisfying your lust then marry them. God exalted be He says
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"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I accepted Islam and I had two sisters (as wives).' So Messenger of Allah said: 'Chose whichever of them you will.'"]
that the Messenger of Allah said: "If there comes to you one with whose character and religious commitment you are pleased, then marry (your daughter or female relative under your care) to him, for if you do not do that there will be Fitnah in the land and widespread corruption.'"
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone cares for three daughters, disciplines them, marries them, and does good to them, he will go to Paradise.
"There is no man whose two daughters reach the age of puberty and he treats them kindly for the time they are together, but they will gain him admittance to Paradise."
I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Marry my sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan." He said, "Do you like that?"
I said, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife; and the most beloved person to share the good
with me is my sister." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "But that is not lawful for me (i.e., to be married to two
sisters at a time.)" I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! By Allah, we have heard that you want to marry Durra,
the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "By Allah ! Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for
she is my foster niece, for Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abu Salama; so you should neither present
your daughters, nor your sisters to me."
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