and those who find not means to marry shall restrain themselves until allah enricheth them of his grace. and from among those whom your right hands own those who seek a writing write it for them if ye know in them any good and vouchsafe unto them of the wealth of allah which he hath vouchsafed unto you. and constrain not your bedmaids to harlotry if they would live chastely in order that ye may seek the chance gain of the life of the world. and whosoever will constrain them then verily allah isafter their constraintforgiving mercifu1.
وليستعفف الذين لا يجدون نكاحا حتى يغنيهم الله من فضله والذين يبتغون الكتاب مما ملكت أيمانكم فكاتبوهم إن علمتم فيهم خيرا وآتوهم من مال الله الذي آتاكم ولا تكرهوا فتياتكم على البغاء إن أردن تحصنا لتبتغوا عرض الحياة الدنيا ومن يكرههن فإن الله من بعد إكراههن غفور رحيم