Surah An-Nisa (4:20)

وَاِنۡ اَرَدتُّمُ اسۡتِبۡدَالَ زَوۡجٍ مَّكَانَ زَوۡجٍ ۙ وَّاٰتَيۡتُمۡ اِحۡدٰٮهُنَّ قِنۡطَارًا فَلَا تَاۡخُذُوۡا مِنۡهُ شَيۡـــًٔا ؕ اَ تَاۡخُذُوۡنَهٗ بُهۡتَانًا وَّاِثۡمًا مُّبِيۡنًا‏ ۝

Wa-in aradtumu istibdala zawjin makanazawjin waataytum ihdahunna qintaranfala ta/khuthoo minhu shay-an ata/khuthoonahubuhtanan wa-ithman mubeena

But if you want to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a great amount in gifts, do not take back from it anything. Would you take it in injustice and manifest sin?

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Law of Fair Exchange: Not reclaiming a large dowry for divorce after consummation. |

The Insight

If one wishes to exchange one wife for another, they must not reclaim any portion of the dowry already given. **Honor your financial commitment.** The dowry is the wife's right. Do not use divorce as a means to recover money, especially after the contract has been consummated. |