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Al-Baqarah 232

Ayah 232 of 286 · Medinan

وَإِذَا طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا تَعۡضُلُوهُنَّ أَن يَنكِحۡنَ أَزۡوَٰجَهُنَّ إِذَا تَرَٰضَوۡاْ بَيۡنَهُم بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ ذَٰلِكَ يُوعَظُ بِهِۦ مَن كَانَ مِنكُمۡ يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۗ ذَٰلِكُمۡ أَزۡكَىٰ لَكُمۡ وَأَطۡهَرُۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٢٣٢

And when you divorce women1 and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they [i.e., all parties] agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. That is instructed to whoever of you believes in Allāh and the Last Day. That is better for you and purer, and Allāh knows and you know not.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 For the first or second time.

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. طَلَّقۡتُمُyou divorceṭallaqtumu
  3. ٱلنِّسَآءَ[the] womenl-nisāa
  4. فَبَلَغۡنَand they reachedfabalaghna
  5. أَجَلَهُنَّtheir (waiting) termajalahunna
  6. فَلَاthen (do) notfalā
  7. تَعۡضُلُوهُنَّhinder themtaʿḍulūhunna
  8. أَن[that]an
  9. يَنكِحۡنَ(from) marryingyankiḥ'na
  10. أَزۡوَٰجَهُنَّtheir husbandsazwājahunna
  11. إِذَاwhenidhā
  12. تَرَٰضَوۡاْthey agreetarāḍaw
  13. بَيۡنَهُمbetween themselvesbaynahum
  14. بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗin a fair mannerbil-maʿrūfi
  15. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  16. يُوعَظُis admonishedyūʿaẓu
  17. بِهِۦwith itbihi
  18. مَنwhoeverman
  19. كَانَ[is]kāna
  20. مِنكُمۡamong youminkum
  21. يُؤۡمِنُbelievesyu'minu
  22. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  23. وَٱلۡيَوۡمِand the Daywal-yawmi
  24. ٱلۡأٓخِرِۗ[the] Lastl-ākhiri
  25. ذَٰلِكُمۡthatdhālikum
  26. أَزۡكَىٰ(is) more virtuousazkā
  27. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  28. وَأَطۡهَرُۚand more purerwa-aṭharu
  29. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  30. يَعۡلَمُknowsyaʿlamu
  31. وَأَنتُمۡand youwa-antum
  32. لَا(do) notlā
  33. تَعۡلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

When you divorce women less than three times and their waiting period ends, do not stop them from returning to their husbands with a new marriage contract if they wish to do so and they agree with their husbands. This law prohibiting them from being prevented is a piece of advice for that person who has faith in Allah and the Last Day. If you obey, this will bring greater good to you, and keep your honour and actions free of impurities. Allah knows the reality and outcome of matters, whereas you do not.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran