Medinan, 22 verses
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
God heard the saying of the one woman arguing with you about her husband and complaining to God. God has heard your conversation, indeed God hears all and sees all.
Those of you who divorce their wives by declaring them as their mothers, they are not their mothers. No one is their mothers except those who gave them birth, and they certainly say a nasty word and a lie. And God certainly pardons and forgives.
And those who divorce their wives by declaring them as their mother, then they go back on what they said, should free a slave before touching each other. This is what you are advised to it. And God is well informed of what you do.
And if someone does not find (a slave) then fasting for two consecutive months before touching each other. And anyone who cannot (fast), then feeding sixty needy (people). This is for you to believe in God and His messenger, and this is the limits set by God, and disbelievers will have a painful punishment.
Indeed those who oppose God and His messenger are subdued as those before them were subdued. And We have sent down clear signs/verses, and disbelievers will have a humiliating punishment.
A day that God raises them all, then He informs them of what they did, as God counted it while they forgot it. And God is witnesses over everything.
Do you not see that God knows whatever is in the skies and whatever is on the earth? There is not any private conversation among three unless He is the fourth of them, and not any five unless He is the sixth of them, and not less and not more than that unless He is with them, wherever they are. Then on the Resurrection Day He informs them of what they did. Indeed God knows everything.
Have you not seen those who were prohibited from private talk, then they returned to what they were prohibited from, privately talking about sin and enmity and disobedience of the messenger? And when they come to you, they greet you in such a way that God has not greeted you with it, and they say among themselves: “Why does God not punish us for what we say?” Hell is enough for them, they enter (and burn in) there, and it is the bad destination.
You who believe, when you talk privately, do not privately talk about sin and enmity and disobedience of the messenger, but talk privately (only) about goodness and self control, and be cautious of God, the One you will be gathered to Him.
Secret conversation is only from Satan to make those who believe sad, while it does not harm them a bit unless with God's permission. And the believers should put their trust in God.
You who believe, when you are told to make room in the assemblies, then make room so that God makes room for you, and when it is said to get up, then get up. God raises ranks of those of you who believe and those who have been given knowledge. And God is well informed of what you do.
You who believe, when you (want to) talk privately with the messenger, then give to charity before your private talk. This is better and purer for you. And if you do not find (it affordable), then indeed God is forgiving and merciful.
Are you afraid of giving to charity before your private talk? So when you do not do it and God has turned to you (and forgiven you), then perform mandatory prayer and give to mandatory charity and obey God and His messenger. God is well informed of what you do.
Have you not seen those who turn (in friendship) to people whom God's anger is upon them? They are not from you and (you are) not from them, and they swear falsely while they know.
God has prepared a severe punishment for them, for what they were doing is indeed bad.
They took their oath as a shield to obstruct (people) from God's way, so they will have a humiliating punishment.
Their possessions and children are of no use against God at all. They are inhabitants of the fire, remaining in there forever.
On a day that God raises them all, then they swear for Him as they swear for you, and they think that they are onto something. Surely, they are liars.
Satan overcame them and made them forget God's remembrance, they are Satan's party. Surely, Satan's party, they are the losers.
Indeed those who oppose God and His messenger, they are among the lowest ones.
God has prescribed: “I and My messengers shall be victorious.” God is indeed strong and powerful.
You will not find any group who believe in God and the Last Day loving those who oppose God and His messenger, even if they are their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their family (and tribe members). He has written the belief in their hearts and He assisted them with a spirit from Him, and He will admit them to gardens which rivers flow through them, remaining in there forever. God is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, they are God's party. Be aware, indeed God's party, they are the successful ones.