{"fatawa":{"id":5981,"title":"What is the meaning of the word muhsanaat in the Qur\u2019aan?","slug":"what-is-the-meaning-of-the-word-muhsanaat-in-the-quraan","order":"","question":"What is the meaning of the word muhsanaat in the Qur\u2019aan?","answer":"
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Praise be to Allaah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Al-Shanqeeti said: <\/span><\/p>\r\n

The word muhsanaat is used in three senses in the Qur’aan: <\/span><\/p>\r\n

(1)         Muhsanaat meaning chaste women. For example, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): <\/span><\/p>\r\n

“they (the above said slave-girls) should be chaste [muhsanaat], not committing illegal sex, nor taking boyfriends”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

[al-Nisaa’ 4:25]<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\r\n

i.e., they should be chaste, not committing zina (fornication or adultery). <\/span><\/p>\r\n

(2)         muhsanaat meaning free. For example, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): <\/span><\/p>\r\n

“if they commit illegal sexual intercourse, their punishment is half of that for free[muhsanaat]  (unmarried) women”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

[al-Nisaa’ 4:25]<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\r\n

(3)         the word ihsaan<\/em> (from which the word muhsanaat is derived) may also mean marriage. For example the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): <\/span><\/p>\r\n

“And after they have been taken in wedlock [uhsinna], if they commit illegal sexual intercourse…”[al-Nisaa’ 4:25]<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\r\n

meaning ,when they have gotten married. The view of some scholars, that the meaning of ihsaan<\/em> in the phrase “uhsinna<\/em>” is Islam goes against the apparent meaning of the context of the aayah, because the context of the aayah is speaking about believing girls, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): <\/span><\/p>\r\n

“And whoever of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women…”[al-Nisaa’ 4:25]<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ibn Katheer said in his commentary on this aayah: <\/span><\/p>\r\n

The most apparent meaning – and Allaah knows best – is that what is meant by ihsaan here is marriage, because the context of the aayah indicates that, when Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): <\/span><\/p>\r\n

“And whoever of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those (slaves) whom your right hands possess…”[al-Nisaa’ 4:25]<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\r\n

The context of the aayah speaks of believing (slave) girls. Therefore the meaning of the phrase “uhsinna<\/em>” means marriage, as it was interpreted by Ibn ‘Abbaas and others. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Adwaa’ al-Bayaan, 1\/279, 280 <\/span><\/div>\r\n

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