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But if you desire Allah and His Messenger and Then when they have reached the end of their
the abode of the hereafter, Allah has prepared an waiting period either retain them with correct-
immense reward for those among you who are ness and courtesy or part from them with correct-
good-doers.’ (33:28-29) ness and courtesy. Call two upright men from
When you said to him whom Allah has blessed among yourselves as witnesses and they should
and you yourself have greatly favoured, ‘Keep carry out the witnessing for Allah. This is admon-
your wife to yourself and have fear of Allah,’ ishment for all who believe in Allah and the Last
while concealing something in yourself which Day. Whoever has fear of Allah–He will give him
Allah wished to bring to light, you were fearing a way out. (65:2)
people when Allah has more right to your fear. In the case of those of your wives who are past
Then when Zayd divorced her We married her to the age of menstruation, if you have any doubt,
you so that there should be no restriction for the their waiting period should be three months, and
believers regarding the wives of their adopted that also applies to those who have not yet men-
sons when they have divorced them. Allah’s struated. The time for women who are pregnant
command is always carried out. (33:37) is when they give birth. Whoever has fear of
You who believe! When you marry believing Allah–He will make matters easy for him. (65:4)
women and then divorce them before you have Let them live where you live, according to your
touched them, there is no waiting period for you means. Do not put pressure on them, so as to ha-
to calculate for them, so give them a gift and let rass them. If they are pregnant, maintain them
them go with kindness. (33:49) until they give birth. If they are suckling for you,
After that no other women are lawful for you nor give them their wages and consult together with
may you exchange them for other wives, even correctness and courtesy. But if you make things
though their beauty might be pleasing to you, difficult for one another, another woman should
with the exception of any you own as slaves. do the suckling for you. (65:6)
Allah is watchful over all things. (33:52) It may be that if he does divorce you, his Lord
Those of you who divorce your wives by equat- will give him in exchange better wives than you:
ing them with your mothers, they are not your Muslim women, believing women, obedient
mothers. Your mothers are only those who gave women, penitent women, women who worship,
birth to you. What you are saying is wrong and a women who fast much–previously married
slanderous lie. But Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Ever- women as well as virgins. (66:5)
Forgiving. (58:2)
Those who divorce their wives by equating them DIVULGEMENT
with their mothers, and then wish to go back on He said, ‘Adam, tell them their names.’ When he
what they said, must set free a slave before the had told them their names, He said, ‘Did I not tell
two of them may touch one another. This is what you that I know the Unseen of the heavens and
you are enjoined to do. Allah is aware of what the earth, and I know what you make known and
you do. (58:3) what you hide?’ (2:33)
O Prophet! When any of you divorce women, di- You who believe! Do not take My enemy and
vorce them during their period of purity and cal- your enemy as friends, showing love for them
culate their waiting period carefully. And have when they have rejected the truth that has come
fear of Allah, your Lord. Do not evict them from to you, driving out the Messenger and yourselves
their homes, nor should they leave, unless they simply because you believe in Allah your Lord. If
commit an outright indecency. Those are Allah’s you go out to strive in My Way and seeking My
limits, and anyone who oversteps Allah’s limits pleasure, keeping secret the love you have for
has wronged himself. You never know, it may them, I know best what you conceal and what
well be that after that Allah will cause a new sit- you make known. Any of you who do that have
uation to develop. (65:1) strayed from the right way. (60:1)
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