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that you will bear them in mind. nearer to righteousness. Do not
But do not enter into any secret neglect any chance of behaving
arrangement with them, beyond benevolently towards each other.
conveying some indication to God is observant of whatever
them of your inclination. Do not you do.
proceed with tying the marriage- 238 Be ever mindful of prayers,
knot before the end of their especially the middle prayer; and
waiting period. Know that God stand up before God in
has knowledge of all your submissive devotion. 239 When
thoughts. Therefore, take heed you are exposed to danger, pray
and bear in mind that God is on foot or while riding; when
forgiving and forbearing. 236 You you are safe again, remember
will not be blamed [for not paying God, for He has taught you what
the dower money] if you divorce you did not know. 240 If any of
women when you have not yet you die and leave widows, make
consummated the marriage or a bequest for them of a year’s
fixed a dower money upon them, maintenance without causing
but make fair provision for them, them to leave their homes; but if
the affluent according to his they leave of their own accord,
means and the straitened you will not be blamed for what
according to his means; this is they may reasonably choose to
binding on righteous men. 237 If do with themselves. God is
you divorce them before the almighty and wise. 241 For
marriage is consummated, but divorced women a provision
after their dower money has been according to what is fair shall
settled, give them the half of also be made. This is an
their dower money, unless they obligation binding on the
[the women] agree to forego it, righteous. 242 Thus God makes
or the man [the husband] in His commandments clear to you,
whose hand lies the marriage so that you may understand.
knot foregoes it. To forego is 243 Have you not seen those