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all decency or part from them bear. No mother should be made
decently. Do not retain them in to suffer on account of her child,
order to harm them or to wrong and no father should be made to
them. Whoever does this, wrongs suffer on account of his child.
his own soul. Do not make a The same duties devolve upon
mockery of God’s revelations. the father’s heir [in case of the
Remember the favours God has death of the father]. But if, after
bestowed upon you, and the Book consultation, they choose by
and the wisdom He has revealed mutual agreement to wean the
to exhort you. Fear God and know child, there shall be no blame on
that God is aware of everything. them. Nor shall it be any offence
232 When you divorce women for you if you desire to engage a
and they reach the end of their wet-nurse for your children,
waiting period, do not prevent provided you hand over what
them from marrying other men, you have agreed to pay, in a
if they have come to an reasonable manner. Have fear of
honourable agreement. This is God and know that God is
enjoined on every one of you observant of all your actions.
who believes in God and the 234 If any of you die and leave
Last Day; it is more wholesome widows, the widows should wait
and purer for you. God knows, for four months and ten days.
but you do not know. 233 And the When they have reached the end
[divorced] mothers should nurse of their waiting period you will
their children for two whole not be blamed for what they may
years, if they wish to complete reasonably choose to do with
the period of nursing; and during themselves: God is aware of
that period the father of the child what you do. 235 It shall be no
shall be responsible for the offence for you to hint at a
maintenance of the mother in a proposal of marriage [to divorced
reasonable manner. No soul is or widowed women] or to cherish
charged with more than it can them in your hearts. God knows