سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 35
وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَٱبْعَثُوا۟ حَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهِۦ وَحَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهَآ إِن يُرِيدَآ إِصْلَـٰحًا يُوَفِّقِ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا خَبِيرًا ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If you fear a breach between them twain (the man and his wife), appoint (two) arbitrators, one from his family and the other from her’s; if they both wish for peace, Allâh will cause their reconciliation. Indeed Allâh is Ever All-Knower, Well-Acquainted with all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنْ
wa-in
And if
خِفْتُمْ
khif'tum
you fear
شِقَاقَ
shiqāqa
a dissension
بَيْنِهِمَا
baynihimā
between (the) two of them
فَٱبْعَثُوا۟
fa-ib'ʿathū
then send
حَكَمًۭا
ḥakaman
an arbitrator
مِّنْ
min
from
أَهْلِهِۦ
ahlihi
his family
وَحَكَمًۭا
waḥakaman
and an arbitrator
مِّنْ
min
from
أَهْلِهَآ
ahlihā
her family
إِن
in
If
يُرِيدَآ
yurīdā
they both wish
إِصْلَـٰحًۭا
iṣ'lāḥan
reconciliation
يُوَفِّقِ
yuwaffiqi
will cause reconciliation
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بَيْنَهُمَآ ۗ
baynahumā
between both of them
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kāna
is
عَلِيمًا
ʿalīman
All-Knower
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.
35. 1. If the aforementioned three methods do not prove effective inside the home, then this is the fourth method, and regarding this it is said that if the arbitrators (those who make decisions) are sincere, then surely their efforts for reconciliation will be successful. However, in case of failure, whether the arbitrators have the authority to separate the spouses, i.e., to grant divorce or not, there is a difference of opinion among the scholars. Some condition it upon the order of a competent authority or upon the spouses appointing them as agents for separation, and the majority of scholars hold this view without such conditions (for details, see Tafsir Tabari, Fath al-Qadir, Tafsir Ibn Kathir).
