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Therefore, even in the case of divorce, they treat each other well
and with justice.
Allah commands men to divorce their wives in the

best possible way: "When you divorce women and they
are near the end of their waiting period, then either re-
tain them with correctness and courtesy or release
them with correctness and courtesy" (Surat al-Baqara:
231). Pursuing only Allah's good pleasure, they treat
their ex-wives with compassion, politeness, respect, and
thoughtfulness, thereby continuing their former loving
and respectful manner toward each other. Allah reveals
the male believers' correct behavior in such circum-
stances:
O you who believe! When you marry believing women and then
divorce them before you have touched them, there is no waiting
period for you to calculate for them, so give them a gift and let
them go with kindness. (Surat al-Ahzab: 49)

Guaranteeing Divorced Women's

Financial Security

Allah reveals that a sincere Muslim man must guarantee his
ex-wife's financial security in order to safeguard her continued fi-
nancial well-being:
Divorced women should receive maintenance given with cor-
rectness and courtesy: a duty for all who guard against evil.
(Surat al-Baqara: 241)
When determining this amount, a Muslim man must act
conscientiously and consider his ex-wife's social standing and
needs. Allay says in the Qur'an that:

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)