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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 128
وَإِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنۢ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَآ أَن يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا ۚ وَٱلصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ ۗ وَأُحْضِرَتِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ ٱلشُّحَّ ۚ وَإِن تُحْسِنُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا ﴿128﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband’s part, there is no sin on them both if they make terms of peace between themselves; and making peace is better. And human inner-selves are swayed by greed. But if you do good and keep away from evil, verily, Allâh is Ever Well-Acquainted with what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنِ
wa-ini
And if
ٱمْرَأَةٌ
im'ra-atun
a woman
خَافَتْ
khāfat
fears
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْلِهَا
baʿlihā
her husband
نُشُوزًا
nushūzan
ill-conduct
أَوْ
aw
or
إِعْرَاضًۭا
iʿ'rāḍan
desertion
فَلَا
falā
then (there is) no
جُنَاحَ
junāḥa
sin
عَلَيْهِمَآ
ʿalayhimā
on both of them
أَن
an
that
يُصْلِحَا
yuṣ'liḥā
they make terms of peace
بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahumā
between themselves
صُلْحًۭا ۚ
ṣul'ḥan
a reconciliation
وَٱلصُّلْحُ
wal-ṣul'ḥu
and [the] reconciliation
خَيْرٌۭ ۗ
khayrun
(is) best
وَأُحْضِرَتِ
wa-uḥ'ḍirati
And are swayed
ٱلْأَنفُسُ
l-anfusu
the souls
ٱلشُّحَّ ۚ
l-shuḥa
(by) greed
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
تُحْسِنُوا۟
tuḥ'sinū
you do good
وَتَتَّقُوا۟
watattaqū
and fear (Allah)
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kāna
is
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
خَبِيرًۭا
khabīran
All-Aware
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.
128. 1. If a husband, for some reason, dislikes his wife and makes it a habit to stay away from her and turn away, or in the case of having more than one wife, if he turns away from a less beautiful wife, then if the woman gives up some of her right (from the dowry, or maintenance, or her turn) and reconciles with her husband, there is no sin on either the husband or the wife in this reconciliation, because reconciliation is, in any case, better. Hazrat Umm al-Mu'mineen Sawdah ؓ also, in her old age, gifted her turn to Hazrat Aisha ؓ, which the Prophet ﷺ accepted. (Sahih Bukhari)
128. 2. Shuhh refers to stinginess and greed. Here, it means one's own interest, which is dear to every soul, i.e., every soul acts with stinginess and greed in its own interest.
128. 2. Shuhh refers to stinginess and greed. Here, it means one's own interest, which is dear to every soul, i.e., every soul acts with stinginess and greed in its own interest.
