سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 236
لَّا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن طَلَّقْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوْ تَفْرِضُوا۟ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً ۚ وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى ٱلْمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُۥ وَعَلَى ٱلْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُۥ مَتَـٰعًۢا بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿236﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There is no sin on you, if you divorce women while yet you have not touched (had sexual relation with) them, nor appointed unto them their Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage). But bestow on them (a suitable gift), the rich according to his means, and the poor according to his means, a gift of reasonable amount is a duty on the doers of good.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّا
lā
(There is) no
جُنَاحَ
junāḥa
blame
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
إِن
in
if
طَلَّقْتُمُ
ṭallaqtumu
you divorce
ٱلنِّسَآءَ
l-nisāa
[the] women
مَا
mā
whom
لَمْ
lam
not
تَمَسُّوهُنَّ
tamassūhunna
you have touched
أَوْ
aw
nor
تَفْرِضُوا۟
tafriḍū
you specified
لَهُنَّ
lahunna
for them
فَرِيضَةًۭ ۚ
farīḍatan
an obligation (dower)
وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ
wamattiʿūhunna
And make provision for them
عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
ٱلْمُوسِعِ
l-mūsiʿi
the wealthy
قَدَرُهُۥ
qadaruhu
according to his means
وَعَلَى
waʿalā
and upon
ٱلْمُقْتِرِ
l-muq'tiri
the poor
قَدَرُهُۥ
qadaruhu
according to his means
مَتَـٰعًۢا
matāʿan
a provision
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ
bil-maʿrūfi
in a fair manner
حَقًّا
ḥaqqan
a duty
عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
the good-doers
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.
236. 1. This is the ruling regarding the woman for whom no dowry was fixed at the time of marriage and the husband divorced her without consummation; then let them be sent off with something (as a gift). This benefit should be according to each person's capacity; the well-off should give according to his means and the poor according to his ability. However, this is for the doers of good; it is not obligatory. The specification of this gift (mut‘ah) has also been mentioned: some said a servant, some said 50 dirhams, some said one or a few suits, etc. In any case, this specification is not from the Shariah; every person has the authority and command to give according to his capacity. There is also a difference of opinion as to whether this mut‘ah is obligatory for every kind of divorced woman or specifically for the woman mentioned in this verse. From some other verses of the Noble Quran, it appears that this is for every kind of divorced woman. And Allah knows best. The wisdom and benefits in this ruling of mut‘ah are self-evident: at the time of bitterness, tension, and disagreement, which is the cause of divorce, to do good and to take care of the woman's feelings and comfort is a very important means of preventing future expected hostilities. But in our society, instead of this kindness and good treatment, the divorced woman is sent off in such a bad manner that the relations between both families are severed forever.
