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An-Nisa 128

Ayah 128 of 176 · Medinan

وَإِنِ ٱمۡرَأَةٌ خَافَتۡ مِنۢ بَعۡلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوۡ إِعۡرَاضٗا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِمَآ أَن يُصۡلِحَا بَيۡنَهُمَا صُلۡحٗاۚ وَٱلصُّلۡحُ خَيۡرٞۗ وَأُحۡضِرَتِ ٱلۡأَنفُسُ ٱلشُّحَّۚ وَإِن تُحۡسِنُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٗا ١٢٨

And if a woman fears from her husband contempt or evasion, there is no sin upon them if they make terms of settlement between them - and settlement is best. And present in [human] souls is stinginess.1 But if you do good and fear Allāh - then indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., holding on to self-interests.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنِAnd ifwa-ini
  2. ٱمۡرَأَةٌa womanim'ra-atun
  3. خَافَتۡfearskhāfat
  4. مِنۢfrommin
  5. بَعۡلِهَاher husbandbaʿlihā
  6. نُشُوزًاill-conductnushūzan
  7. أَوۡoraw
  8. إِعۡرَاضٗاdesertioniʿ'rāḍan
  9. فَلَاthen (there is) nofalā
  10. جُنَاحَsinjunāḥa
  11. عَلَيۡهِمَآon both of themʿalayhimā
  12. أَنthatan
  13. يُصۡلِحَاthey make terms of peaceyuṣ'liḥā
  14. بَيۡنَهُمَاbetween themselves baynahumā
  15. صُلۡحٗاۚa reconciliationṣul'ḥan
  16. وَٱلصُّلۡحُand [the] reconciliationwal-ṣul'ḥu
  17. خَيۡرٞۗ(is) bestkhayrun
  18. وَأُحۡضِرَتِAnd are swayedwa-uḥ'ḍirati
  19. ٱلۡأَنفُسُthe soulsl-anfusu
  20. ٱلشُّحَّۚ(by) greedl-shuḥa
  21. وَإِنBut ifwa-in
  22. تُحۡسِنُواْyou do goodtuḥ'sinū
  23. وَتَتَّقُواْand fear (Allah)watattaqū
  24. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  25. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  26. كَانَiskāna
  27. بِمَاof whatbimā
  28. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna
  29. خَبِيرٗاAll-Awarekhabīran

Tafsir

If a woman fears that her husband will ignore her and lose interest in her, there is no sin in them reaching a compromise where the woman gives up some of the rights due to her, such as maintenance and accommodation. In such a case, reconciliation is better than divorce. Souls have been naturally created with greed and miserliness, and will not be keen to give up any right. The couple should, therefore, deal with this characteristic by training the soul to be forgiving and generous. If you do good in your affairs and are mindful of Allah, by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions, then Allah knows what you do. Nothing is hidden from Him and He will reward you accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran