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
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4. And those of your women who have despaired of menstruation—if you are in doubt, their waiting period is three months, and also for those who have not yet begun menstruating [15]. And for pregnant women, their waiting period [16] is until they deliver their burden. And whoever fears Allah [17], He will make his matters easy for him.
[15]
Marriage of Minors:
That is, those women who have become so old that they have stopped menstruating, or those minor girls who have not yet started menstruating. And there are also some women who, due to their age, menstruate after a long delay, and it is also possible that a woman may never menstruate in her lifetime. The waiting period (‘iddah) for all such women is three months, and this will start from the day she is divorced, and the three months will be lunar, not solar. Incidentally, from this verse it is understood that the marriage of minor girls is also permissible, and having intercourse with them is also permissible. Similarly, it is permissible to have intercourse with those older women who have not menstruated or have become so old that their menstruation has stopped. In this verse, the words ﴿ارْتَبْتُمْ﴾ are very meaningful. One meaning is that if you are in doubt about the waiting period of such women and you want to know their waiting period, then the answer is that their waiting period is three months. The second meaning is that although generally a woman who does not menstruate does not bear children, however, for such women to bear children is not impossible by Allah’s power. And such examples are also found in this world, although they are rare. Nevertheless, it is neither impossible nor non-existent. That is why the waiting period for such women has been prescribed.
[16] Whether a woman is divorced or widowed, that is, her husband has died, her waiting period will be until childbirth. As has already been explained in footnote number 1 of the first verse of this surah.
[17] In this surah, the command to fear Allah repeatedly has been emphasized. The reason is that the issues of marital life are such that unless a person fears Allah at all times, he may go astray in matters concerning his wife. That is why, in the Book and Sunnah, there is repeated emphasis on treating wives well.
[15]
Marriage of Minors:
That is, those women who have become so old that they have stopped menstruating, or those minor girls who have not yet started menstruating. And there are also some women who, due to their age, menstruate after a long delay, and it is also possible that a woman may never menstruate in her lifetime. The waiting period (‘iddah) for all such women is three months, and this will start from the day she is divorced, and the three months will be lunar, not solar. Incidentally, from this verse it is understood that the marriage of minor girls is also permissible, and having intercourse with them is also permissible. Similarly, it is permissible to have intercourse with those older women who have not menstruated or have become so old that their menstruation has stopped. In this verse, the words ﴿ارْتَبْتُمْ﴾ are very meaningful. One meaning is that if you are in doubt about the waiting period of such women and you want to know their waiting period, then the answer is that their waiting period is three months. The second meaning is that although generally a woman who does not menstruate does not bear children, however, for such women to bear children is not impossible by Allah’s power. And such examples are also found in this world, although they are rare. Nevertheless, it is neither impossible nor non-existent. That is why the waiting period for such women has been prescribed.
[16] Whether a woman is divorced or widowed, that is, her husband has died, her waiting period will be until childbirth. As has already been explained in footnote number 1 of the first verse of this surah.
[17] In this surah, the command to fear Allah repeatedly has been emphasized. The reason is that the issues of marital life are such that unless a person fears Allah at all times, he may go astray in matters concerning his wife. That is why, in the Book and Sunnah, there is repeated emphasis on treating wives well.
