1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

Allah said next,
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When you have given them their due,
إِذَا آتَيْتُمُوهُن َّ أُجُورَهُ‏ َّن
This refers to the Mahr, so just as these women
are chaste and honorable, then give them their
Mahr with a good heart.
We should mention here that Jabir bin Abdullah, `Amir
Ash-Sha`bi, Ibrahim An-Nakhai and Al-Hasan Al-Basri
stated that;
when a man marries a woman and she commits
illegal sexual intercourse before the marriage is
consummated, the marriage is annulled. In this
case, she gives back the Mahr that he paid her.
Allah said,
مُحْصِنِينَ‏ غَيْرَ‏ مُسَافِحِينَ‏ وَلاَ‏ مُت َّخِذِي أَخْدَا ‏ٍن ...
Desiring chastity, not illegal sexual intercourse, nor
taking them as girl-friends (or lovers).
And just as women must be chaste and avoid
illegal sexual activity, such is the case with men,
who must also be chaste and honorable.
Therefore, Allah said, غَيْرَ‏ مُسَافِحِينَ‏ (...not illegal
sexual intercourse) as adulterous people do,
those who do not avoid sin, nor reject adultery
with whomever offers it to them.
lovers), (nor taking them as girl-friends (or وَلاَ‏ مُت َّخِذِي أَخْدَانٍ‏
meaning those who have mistresses and
girlfriends who commit illegal sexual intercourse
with them, as we mentioned in the explanation of
Surah An-Nisa'.
وَمَن یَكْفُرْ‏ بِالإِیمَانِ‏ فَقَدْ‏ حَبِطَ‏ عَمَلُهُ‏ وَهُوَ‏ فِي الآخِرَةِ‏ مِنَ‏ الْخَاسِرِی ‏َن
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And whosoever rejects faith, then fruitless is his work;
and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.