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There is no restriction for the Prophet in what Allahu ta’ālā has ordained, [in what] He has made lawful, for him: [that is] Allah’s precedent (sunnata'llāhi is in the accusative because the operator of the oblique has been removed [from the oblique construction ka-sunnati'llāhi, 'as is Allah’s precedent') with those who passed away before, of prophets, which is that there is no restriction for them in this respect, a [special] dispensation for them regarding marriage - and Allah’s commandment, what He does, is inexorable destiny