سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 226
لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤْلُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمْ تَرَبُّصُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ ۖ فَإِن فَآءُو فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿226﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who take an oath not to have sexual relation with their wives must wait for four months, then if they return (change their idea in this period), verily, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِّلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
For those who
يُؤْلُونَ
yu'lūna
swear (off)
مِن
min
from
نِّسَآئِهِمْ
nisāihim
their wives
تَرَبُّصُ
tarabbuṣu
(is a) waiting (of)
أَرْبَعَةِ
arbaʿati
four
أَشْهُرٍۢ ۖ
ashhurin
months
فَإِن
fa-in
then if
فَآءُو
fāū
they return
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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226. For those who swear not to approach their wives, there is a waiting period of four months. But if they return (to their wives) [302], then surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[302]
The Waiting Period for a Divorced Woman:
The period of ila’ (taking an oath not to have relations with one’s wife) is four months. For example, if someone swears not to have relations for three months, this is not considered ila’ according to the Shari’ah. Now, there are two scenarios: if he resumes relations within three months, then he must pay the expiation for his oath; and if he does so after three months, then there is neither expiation nor divorce. If four months pass and the man does not return, then divorce will take place, and according to some jurists, this matter will go to the court and divorce will be effected through the court. [مزيد تفصيل سورة مجادله ميں ديكهئے]
[302]
The Waiting Period for a Divorced Woman:
The period of ila’ (taking an oath not to have relations with one’s wife) is four months. For example, if someone swears not to have relations for three months, this is not considered ila’ according to the Shari’ah. Now, there are two scenarios: if he resumes relations within three months, then he must pay the expiation for his oath; and if he does so after three months, then there is neither expiation nor divorce. If four months pass and the man does not return, then divorce will take place, and according to some jurists, this matter will go to the court and divorce will be effected through the court. [مزيد تفصيل سورة مجادله ميں ديكهئے]
