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An-Nisa 35

Ayah 35 of 176 · Medinan

وَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ شِقَاقَ بَيۡنِهِمَا فَٱبۡعَثُواْ حَكَمٗا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَحَكَمٗا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَآ إِن يُرِيدَآ إِصۡلَٰحٗا يُوَفِّقِ ٱللَّهُ بَيۡنَهُمَآۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا خَبِيرٗا ٣٥

And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allāh will cause it between them. Indeed, Allāh is ever Knowing and Aware.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِنۡAnd ifwa-in
  2. خِفۡتُمۡyou fearkhif'tum
  3. شِقَاقَa dissensionshiqāqa
  4. بَيۡنِهِمَاbetween (the) two of thembaynihimā
  5. فَٱبۡعَثُواْthen sendfa-ib'ʿathū
  6. حَكَمٗاan arbitratorḥakaman
  7. مِّنۡfrommin
  8. أَهۡلِهِۦhis familyahlihi
  9. وَحَكَمٗاand an arbitratorwaḥakaman
  10. مِّنۡfrommin
  11. أَهۡلِهَآher familyahlihā
  12. إِنIfin
  13. يُرِيدَآthey both wishyurīdā
  14. إِصۡلَٰحٗاreconciliationiṣ'lāḥan
  15. يُوَفِّقِwill cause reconciliationyuwaffiqi
  16. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  17. بَيۡنَهُمَآۗbetween both of thembaynahumā
  18. إِنَّIndeedinna
  19. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  20. كَانَiskāna
  21. عَلِيمًاAll-Knowerʿalīman
  22. خَبِيرٗاAll-Awarekhabīran

Tafsir

If you fear that a disagreement between the two of them is leading to aggression and incompatibility, then send a just man from the family of the husband, and a just man from the family of the wife to judge what the benefits of them separating or staying together might be. Staying together is preferable and better. If the two judges want this, using the best methods to get them back together, then Allah will make them come to an understanding, and the argument between them will be resolved. Allah is Knowing. Nothing about His creatures is hidden from Him, and He is Aware of what they hide in their hearts.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran