سُوْرَةُ الطَّلَاقِ
Surah At-Talaaq (65) — Ayah 1
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَأَحْصُوا۟ ٱلْعِدَّةَ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ ۖ لَا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنۢ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلَا يَخْرُجْنَ إِلَّآ أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَـٰحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ ۚ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ لَا تَدْرِى لَعَلَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ أَمْرًا ﴿1﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)! When you divorce women, divorce them at their ‘Iddah (prescribed periods) and count (accurately) their ‘Iddah (periods). And fear Allâh your Lord (O Muslims). And turn them not out of their (husband’s) homes nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open illegal sexual intercourse. And those are the set limits of Allâh. And whosoever transgresses the set limits of Allâh, then indeed he has wronged himself. You (the one who divorces his wife) know not it may be that Allâh will afterward bring some new thing to pass (i.e. to return her back to you if that was the first or second divorce).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلنَّبِىُّ
l-nabiyu
Prophet
إِذَا
idhā
When
طَلَّقْتُمُ
ṭallaqtumu
you divorce
ٱلنِّسَآءَ
l-nisāa
[the] women
فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ
faṭalliqūhunna
then divorce them
لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ
liʿiddatihinna
for their waiting period
وَأَحْصُوا۟
wa-aḥṣū
and keep count
ٱلْعِدَّةَ ۖ
l-ʿidata
(of) the waiting period
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
and fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
رَبَّكُمْ ۖ
rabbakum
your Lord
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ
tukh'rijūhunna
expel them
مِنۢ
min
from
بُيُوتِهِنَّ
buyūtihinna
their houses
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَخْرُجْنَ
yakhruj'na
they should leave
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِينَ
yatīna
they commit
بِفَـٰحِشَةٍۢ
bifāḥishatin
an immorality
مُّبَيِّنَةٍۢ ۚ
mubayyinatin
clear
وَتِلْكَ
watil'ka
And these
حُدُودُ
ḥudūdu
(are the) limits
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَتَعَدَّ
yataʿadda
transgresses
حُدُودَ
ḥudūda
(the) limits
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
ظَلَمَ
ẓalama
he has wronged
نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ
nafsahu
himself
لَا
lā
Not
تَدْرِى
tadrī
you know
لَعَلَّ
laʿalla
Perhaps
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُحْدِثُ
yuḥ'dithu
will bring about
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
أَمْرًۭا
amran
a matter
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.
O Prophet! (Say to your Ummah that) when you intend to divorce your wives 1. then divorce them at the commencement of their waiting period (iddah) 2. and keep count of the waiting period 3. and fear Allah, Who is your Lord. Do not expel them from their houses 4. nor should they (themselves) leave 5. except if they commit an open indecency 6. These are the limits set by Allah. Whoever transgresses the limits of Allah has certainly wronged himself 7. You do not know; perhaps after that Allah may bring about a new situation.
