when you said to him whom god had blessed and you had favored keep your wife to yourself and fear god. but you hid within yourself what god was to reveal. and you feared the people but it was god you were supposed to fear. then when zaid ended his relationship with her we gave her to you in marriage that there may be no restriction for believers regarding the wives of their adopted sons when their relationship has ended. the command of god was fulfilled.
وإذ تقول للذي أنعم الله عليه وأنعمت عليه أمسك عليك زوجك واتق الله وتخفي في نفسك ما الله مبديه وتخشى الناس والله أحق أن تخشاه فلما قضى زيد منها وطرا زوجناكها لكي لا يكون على المؤمنين حرج في أزواج أدعيائهم إذا قضوا منهن وطرا وكان أمر الله مفعولا