Translation of the meanings Ayah 22 Surah An-Nisā’ - English Translation - Saheeh International - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 22

وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةٗ وَمَقۡتٗا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا

(22) And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred.^[175] Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allāh] and was evil as a way.

[175]- Before Islām. After the ruling was revealed by Allāh, men were required to release those women unlawful to them (e.g., a stepmother, one of two sisters, or any wives over the limit of four). The same obligation applies to one once he has accepted Islām.