187. It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your
wives on the night of As-Saum (the fasts). They are
Lîbas [i.e. body cover, or screen, or Sakan, (i.e.
you enjoy the pleasure of living with her - as in Verse 7:189)
Tafsir At-Tabarî], for you and you are the same for them.
Allâh knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He turned to
you (accepted your repentance) and forgave you. So now have sexual
relations with them and seek that which Allâh has ordained for you
(offspring), and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of
dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of
night), then complete your Saum (fast) till the nightfall.
And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you
are in I'tikâf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for
prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the
mosques. These are the limits (set) by Allâh, so approach them not.
Thus does Allâh make clear His Ayât (proofs, evidences,
lessons, signs, revelations, verses, laws, legal and illegal
things, Allâh's set limits, orders, etc.) to mankind that they may
become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2).
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