سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 230
فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُۥ ۗ فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَآ أَن يَتَرَاجَعَآ إِن ظَنَّآ أَن يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ يُبَيِّنُهَا لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿230﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if he has divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until she has married another husband. Then, if the other husband divorces her, it is no sin on both of them that they reunite, provided they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allâh. These are the limits of Allâh, which He makes plain for the people who have knowledge.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
طَلَّقَهَا
ṭallaqahā
he divorces her
فَلَا
falā
then (she is) not
تَحِلُّ
taḥillu
lawful
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدُ
baʿdu
after (that)
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
تَنكِحَ
tankiḥa
she marries
زَوْجًا
zawjan
a spouse
غَيْرَهُۥ ۗ
ghayrahu
other than him
فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
طَلَّقَهَا
ṭallaqahā
he divorces her
فَلَا
falā
then no
جُنَاحَ
junāḥa
sin
عَلَيْهِمَآ
ʿalayhimā
on them
أَن
an
if
يَتَرَاجَعَآ
yatarājaʿā
they return to each other
إِن
in
if
ظَنَّآ
ẓannā
they believe
أَن
an
that
يُقِيمَا
yuqīmā
they (will be able to) keep
حُدُودَ
ḥudūda
(the) limits
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَتِلْكَ
watil'ka
And these
حُدُودُ
ḥudūdu
(are the) limits
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُبَيِّنُهَا
yubayyinuhā
He makes them clear
لِقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
to a people
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
who know
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
This divorce refers to the third divorce, meaning after the third divorce the husband can neither take her back nor marry her again. However, if the woman marries someone else and the second husband, of his own will, divorces her or passes away, then after that it is permissible for her to marry the first husband. But the method of halalah that is commonly practiced is a cursed act; the Prophet ﷺ cursed both the one who performs halalah and the one for whom it is performed. A marriage done with the intention of halalah is not a marriage; it is adultery. Through such a marriage, the woman does not become lawful for the first husband.
