Answer is YES.

Whoever wants to argue Quran doesn’t allow sex with captive women (slave women) can attend this post and rebut. I am not bringing anything on my own. All that you may read are from the most authentic sources of Islam. Quran, Hadith, and Tafsir (Commentary of Quran)

First of all, let me bring the verses from Quran:

Quran: Chapter 4: (Surah Al-Nikah) Verses: 24:

وَالْمُحْصَنَـتُ مِنَ النِّسَآءِ إِلاَّ مَا مَلَكْتَ أَيْمَـنُكُمْ كِتَـبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأُحِلَّ لَكُمْ مَّا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكُمْ أَن تَبْتَغُواْ بِأَمْوَلِكُمْ مُّحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَـفِحِينَ فَمَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهِ مِنْهُنَّ فَـَاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً وَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا تَرَاضَيْتُمْ بِهِ مِن بَعْدِ الْفَرِيضَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً

Transliteration: Wal muhsanatu minal nisaai illa ma malakath aymanukum kathaballahi alaykum wa uhilla lakum ma waraa’a dzalikum an tabthaghoo bi amwalikum muhsineena ghyra mus’fiheena fama astamta’tum bihi minhunna fa’aatoohunna ujoorahunna fareedhathan wala junaha alaikum feema taradhaytum bihi min ba’di-l fareedhati innallaha kana aleeman hakeema(n)

Translation: Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Thus has Allah ordained for you. All others are lawful, provided you seek them (with a dowry) from your property, desiring chastity, not fornication. So with those among them whom you have enjoyed, give them their required due, but if you agree mutually (to give more) after the requirement (has been determined), there is no sin on you. Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.[End of translation]

Did any of you get the picture from above verses? Hardly, because all one can apprehend is it says something about marrying, but not clear. Thence, it should be interpreted with all available means. Muslims will not accept any interpretation that is extraneous to their sources. Therefore we can turn into their sources.

Scene of stoning for adultery in Afghanistan    

Let’s have a look onTafsir (Commentary of Quran) made by prominent scholar Ibn Kathir:

وَقَوْله تَعَالَى " وَالْمُحْصَنَات مِنْ النِّسَاء إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانكُمْ " أَيْ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ الْأَجْنَبِيَّات الْمُحْصَنَات وَهِيَ الْمُزَوَّجَات

Transliteration: Wa qoulahu Ta’ala, “Wal Muhsannatu min’nisaei illa ma malakath aimanukum” ai wa hurrima alaikum minal ajnabiyyatil muhsanati wahiyal muzawwajati.

The Ayah (verses) means Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess.), you are prohibited from marrying women who are already married:

إِلَّا مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانكُمْ يَعْنِي إِلَّا مَا مَلَكْتُمُوهُنَّ بِالسَّبْيِ فَإِنَّهُ يَحِلّ لَكُمْ وَطْؤُهُنَّ إِذَا اسْتَبْرَأْتُمُوهن فَإِنَّ الْآيَة نَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ . وَقَالَ الْإِمَام أَحْمَد : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد الرَّزَّاق أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَان هُوَ الثَّوْرِيّ عَنْ عُثْمَان الْبَتِّيّ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيل عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيد الْخُدْرِيّ قَالَ : أَصَبْنَا سَبْيًا مِنْ سَبْي أَوْطَاس وَلَهُنَّ أَزْوَاج فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نَقَع عَلَيْهِنَّ وَلَهُنَّ أَزْوَاج فَسَأَلْنَا النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَآله وَسَلَّمَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَة "

Transliteration: Illa ma malakat aymanukum yae’nee illa malaktumoohunna bilsabei fa innahu yahillu lakum wathoofoona idzastraetumoohun. Fainnal aayata nazzalath fee dzalik. Wa qala al Imam ahmed, haddathna AbdalRazzaq akhbarna Sufyana huwa thouriee an uthmanal batiyy an Abil Khaleela an Abee Saeedil Khudri qala asabna sab’an min sabe’ei outas walahunna azwajan fakarihna an naqa alaihinna walahunna azwaja fa as’alna al nabee swallallahu alaihi wa’aalihee wasallama fanazzalat hazihil aaya”

Translation: Except those whom your right hands possess) except those whom you acquire through war, for you are allowed such women after making sure they are not pregnant. Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said, "We captured some women from the area of Awtas who were already married, and we disliked having sexual relations with them because they already had husbands. So, we asked the Prophet about this matter, and this Ayah was revealed:

وَالْمُحْصَنَـتُ مِنَ النِّسَآءِ إِلاَّ مَا مَلَكْتَ أَيْمَـنُكُمْ
" فَاسْتَحْلَلْنَا فَزَوْجهنَّ وَهَكَذَا رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ عَنْ أَحْمَد بْن مَنِيع عَنْ هُشَيْم وَرَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ مِنْ حَدِيث سُفْيَان الثَّوْرِيّ وَشُعْبَة بْن الْحَجَّاج ثَلَاثَتهمْ عَنْ عُثْمَان الْبَتِّيّ وَرَوَاهُ اِبْن مَاجَهْ مِنْ حَدِيث أَشْعَث بْن سِوَار عَنْ عُثْمَان الْبَتِّيّ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِم فِي صَحِيحه

Transliteration: Wal muhsanatu minal nisaei illa ma malakat aimanukum “Fastahlala fa zoujahunna” wa hakaza rawahu tirmizee an Ahmed bin manee an husham warawahul Nasaee min hadeethi Sufyanathouri wa shuebatu banil hajjaju thatathathuhum an Uthmana wa warahu Ibn Maja min hadeethi Ash’ath bin siwar an Uthman wa rawahu Muslim fee saheehihi”

(Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess). Accordingly, we had sexual relations with these women.'' (Alternate translation can be: as a result of these verses, their (Infidels) wives have become lawful for us) This is the wording collected by At-Tirmidhi An-Nasa'i, Ibn Jarir and Muslim in his Sahih.

Now, let us read all together to get the picture right.

The Ayah (verses) means Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess.), you are prohibited from marrying women who are already married, except those whom your right hands possess) except those whom you acquire through war, for you are allowed such women after making sure they are not pregnant. Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said, "We captured some women from the area of Awtas who were already married, and we disliked having sexual relations with them because they already had husbands. So, we asked the Prophet about this matter, and this Ayah (verse) was revealed, Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those whom your right hands possess). Accordingly, we had sexual relations with these women.'' (Alternate translation can be: as a result of these verses, their (Infidels) wives have become lawful for us) This is the wording collected by At-Tirmidhi An-Nasa'i, Ibn Jarir and Muslim in his Sahih.

Glad, through these verses there emerges out an alleged almighty Allah sanctions raping of women who are married but unfortunately became captives of Muslims. A divine authorization; of adultery and fornication. And in the right context it is the divine approval of rape.

Let me bring the hadiths concerned to endorse the above:

Sahih Muslim. Chapter 29: Title: It is permissible to have sexual intercourse with a captive woman after she is purified of menses or delivery. In case she has a husband, her marriage is abrogated after she becomes captive.

Sahih Muslim.Book 008, Number 3432:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah her pleased with him) reported that at the Battle of Hunain Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent an army to Autas and encountered the enemy and fought with them. Having overcome them and taken them captives, the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace te upon him) seemed to refrain from having intercourse with captive women because of their husbands being polytheists. Then Allah, Most High, sent down regarding that:" And women already married, except those whom your right hands possess (Quran 4:. 24)" (i. e. they were lawful for them when their 'Idda period came to an end).[End of hadith]

Sahih Muslim. Book 008, Number 3433:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) sent a small army. The rest of the hadith is the same except this that he said: Except what your right hands possess; out of them are lawful for you; and he did not mention" when their 'idda period comes to an end". This hadith has been reported on the authority of AbuSa'id (al-Khudri) (Allah be pleased with him) through another chain of transmitters and the words are: They took captives (women) on the day of Autas who had their husbands. They were afraid (to have sexual intercourse with them) when this verse was revealed:" And women already married except those whom you right hands posses" (Quran 4: 24)[End of hadith]

Sunnan Abu Dawud, Volume 2, Number 2150:
Abu Said al-Khudri said: "The apostle of Allah sent a military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain. They met their enemy and fought with them. They defeated them and took them captives. Some of the Companions of the apostle of Allah were reluctant to have intercourse with the female captives in the presence of their husbands who were unbelievers. So Allah, the Exalted, sent down the Quranic verse, "And all married women (are forbidden) unto you save those (captives) whom your right hands possess". That is to say, they are lawful for them when they complete their waiting period." [The Quran verse is 4:24].[End of Hadith]

Three Sahih hadiths are here to identify the incident when the holy verses of Quran chapter 4: 24 revealed. The verses are revealed in a specific context when Muslim fighters got female captives whose husbands are alive. And these holy warriors had been little hesitant to have intercourse with the captive women in the presence of these unfortunate’s husbands. (They are still alive and should have been tied up as captives) Muslim warriors want to have sex with their wives within their presence…! But..! Wait a minute; let’s consult with the supreme leader Muhammad. All of a sudden Allah rushes in his holly fighter’s favour, assuring they can do it by all means. Allah the most merciful god says get the hell with those husbands, you my holy warriors engage with them without any hesitation. Consequently these holy warriors practiced Azl = coitus interruptus with these women.

They had to consult with their holy prophet again; before practicing coitus interreptus; not for any moral reasons..! All they had to know was they don’t want to impregnate these unfortunate victims, lest they can not trade them for best prices.

Sahih Bukhari. Volume 3, Book 34, Number 432:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
While he was sitting with Allah's Apostle he said, "O Allah's Apostle! We get female captives as our share of booty, and we are interested in their prices, what is your opinion about coitus interruptus?" The Prophet said, "Do you really do that? It is better for you not to do it. No soul that which Allah has destined to exist, but will surely come into existence. [End of hadith]

Because this withdrawal technique often doesn’t work, since the pre-ejaculation seminal fluid also contains sperms, Islam’s holy prophet tells them it would be better for you guys not to spoil the fun.

Conclusion: Adultery, fornication and in some specific instances rape, all these are divinely sanctioned in Islam. Quran chapter 4 verses: 24 testify this fact.

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