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Al-Baqarah 226

Ayah 226 of 286 · Medinan

لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤۡلُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمۡ تَرَبُّصُ أَرۡبَعَةِ أَشۡهُرٖۖ فَإِن فَآءُو فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٢٢٦

For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives1 is a waiting time of four months, but if they return [to normal relations] - then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Without divorcing them. By such an oath the woman is deprived of her right in marriage but is not free to marry another. She may not be kept in such a condition beyond the four-month limit.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لِّلَّذِينَFor those wholilladhīna
  2. يُؤۡلُونَswear (off)yu'lūna
  3. مِنfrommin
  4. نِّسَآئِهِمۡtheir wivesnisāihim
  5. تَرَبُّصُ(is a) waiting (of)tarabbuṣu
  6. أَرۡبَعَةِfourarbaʿati
  7. أَشۡهُرٖۖmonthsashhurin
  8. فَإِنthen iffa-in
  9. فَآءُوthey return fāū
  10. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  11. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  12. غَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūrun
  13. رَّحِيمٞMost Mercifulraḥīmun

Tafsir

For those who swear an oath not to have sexual intercourse with their wives, there is a waiting period not longer than four months, starting from the date of the oath. If he abandons the oath and engages in sexual intercourse after having sworn not to, and this happens within the four months period, then Allah forgives them. Allah is merciful and has established compensation as a way out from such an oath.

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