سُوْرَةُ الطَّلَاقِ
Surah At-Talaaq (65) — Ayah 4
وَٱلَّـٰٓـِٔى يَئِسْنَ مِنَ ٱلْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ إِنِ ٱرْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَـٰثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَٱلَّـٰٓـِٔى لَمْ يَحِضْنَ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰتُ ٱلْأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ يُسْرًا ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the ‘Iddah (prescribed period), if you have doubt (about their periods), is three months; and for those who have no courses [(i.e. they are still immature) their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) is three months likewise, except in case of death]. And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) is until they lay down their burden; and whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّـٰٓـِٔى
wa-allāī
And those who
يَئِسْنَ
ya-is'na
have despaired
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمَحِيضِ
l-maḥīḍi
the menstruation
مِن
min
among
نِّسَآئِكُمْ
nisāikum
your women
إِنِ
ini
if
ٱرْتَبْتُمْ
ir'tabtum
you doubt
فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ
faʿiddatuhunna
then their waiting period
ثَلَـٰثَةُ
thalāthatu
(is) three
أَشْهُرٍۢ
ashhurin
months
وَٱلَّـٰٓـِٔى
wa-allāī
and the ones who
لَمْ
lam
not
يَحِضْنَ ۚ
yaḥiḍ'na
[they] menstruated
وَأُو۟لَـٰتُ
wa-ulātu
And those who (are)
ٱلْأَحْمَالِ
l-aḥmāli
pregnant
أَجَلُهُنَّ
ajaluhunna
their term
أَن
an
until
يَضَعْنَ
yaḍaʿna
they deliver
حَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ
ḥamlahunna
their burdens
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَتَّقِ
yattaqi
fears
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَجْعَل
yajʿal
He will make
لَّهُۥ
lahu
for him
مِنْ
min
of
أَمْرِهِۦ
amrihi
his affair
يُسْرًۭا
yus'ran
ease
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.
4. 1. This is the waiting period for those whose menstruation has ceased due to old age, or for those who have not yet begun menstruating. It should be noted that, rarely, it happens that a woman reaches the age of puberty and does not menstruate at all.
4. 2. If the divorced woman is pregnant, her waiting period is until childbirth, even if she gives birth the very next day. This is the waiting period for every pregnant woman, whether she is divorced or her husband has passed away. This is also supported by hadith (Sahih Bukhari). And for those whose husbands have died, their waiting period is four months and ten days.
4. 2. If the divorced woman is pregnant, her waiting period is until childbirth, even if she gives birth the very next day. This is the waiting period for every pregnant woman, whether she is divorced or her husband has passed away. This is also supported by hadith (Sahih Bukhari). And for those whose husbands have died, their waiting period is four months and ten days.
