At-Thalaq

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَأَحۡصُواْ ٱلۡعِدَّةَۖ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡۖ لَا تُخۡرِجُوهُنَّ مِنۢ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلَا يَخۡرُجۡنَ إِلَّآ أَن يَأۡتِينَ بِفَٰحِشَةٖ مُّبَيِّنَةٖۚ وَتِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَقَدۡ ظَلَمَ نَفۡسَهُۥۚ لَا تَدۡرِي لَعَلَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحۡدِثُ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ أَمۡرٗا ١

Yāʾayyuhan-nabiyyu idhā ṭallaqtumun-nisāʾa faṭalliqūhunna liʿiddatihinna wa aḥṣul-ʿiddah, wattaqullāha rabbakum, lā tukhrijūhunna mim buyūtihinna wa lā yakhrujna illā ay yaʾtīna bifāḥishatim mubayyinah, wa tilka ḥudūdullāh, wa may yataʿadda ḥudūdallāhi faqad ẓalama nafsah, lā tadrī laʿallallāha yuḥdithu baʿda dhālika amrā.

O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting period,¹ and fear Allāh, your Lord. Do not turn them out of their [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that period] unless they are committing a clear immorality. And those are the limits [set by] Allāh. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allāh has certainly wronged himself. You know not; perhaps Allāh will bring about after that a [different] matter.²

فَإِذَا بَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٖ وَأَشۡهِدُواْ ذَوَيۡ عَدۡلٖ مِّنكُمۡ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلشَّهَٰدَةَ لِلَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ يُوعَظُ بِهِۦ مَن كَانَ يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ مَخۡرَجٗا ٢

Fa idhā balaghna ajalahunna fa amsikūhunna bimaʿrūfin aw fāriqūhunna bimaʿrūfiw wa ashhidū dhaway ʿadlim minkum wa aqīmush-shahādata lillāh, dhālikum yūʿaẓu bihī man kāna yuʾminu billāhi wal-yawmil-ākhir, wa may yattaqillāha yajʿal lahū makhrajā.

And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allāh. That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And whoever fears Allāh - He will make for him a way out¹

وَيَرۡزُقۡهُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَحۡتَسِبُۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسۡبُهُۥٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَٰلِغُ أَمۡرِهِۦۚ قَدۡ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدۡرٗا ٣

Wa yarzuqhu min ḥaythu lā yaḥtasib, wa may yatawakkal ʿalallāhi fahuwa ḥasbuh, innallāha bālighu amrih, qad jaʿalallāhu likulli shayʾin qadrā.

And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allāh - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allāh will accomplish His purpose. Allāh has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.

وَٱلَّٰٓـِٔي يَئِسۡنَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمۡ إِنِ ٱرۡتَبۡتُمۡ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَٰثَةُ أَشۡهُرٖ وَٱلَّٰٓـِٔي لَمۡ يَحِضۡنَۚ وَأُوْلَٰتُ ٱلۡأَحۡمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعۡنَ حَمۡلَهُنَّۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ مِنۡ أَمۡرِهِۦ يُسۡرٗا ٤

Wal-lāʾī yaʾisna minal-maḥīḍi min nisāʾikum inirtabtum faʿiddatuhunna thalāthatu ashhuriw wal-lāʾī lam yaḥiḍn, wa ulātul-aḥmāli ajaluhunna ay yaḍaʿna ḥamlahunn, wa may yattaqillāha yajʿal lahū min amrihī yusrā.

And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth.¹ And whoever fears Allāh - He will make for him of his matter ease.

ذَٰلِكَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ أَنزَلَهُۥٓ إِلَيۡكُمۡۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يُكَفِّرۡ عَنۡهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُعۡظِمۡ لَهُۥٓ أَجۡرًا ٥

Dhālika amrullāhi anzalahū ilaykum, wa may yattaqillāha yukaffir ʿanhu sayyiʾātihī wa yuʿẓim lahū ajrā.

That is the command of Allāh, which He has sent down to you; and whoever fears Allāh - He will remove for him his misdeeds and make great for him his reward.

أَسۡكِنُوهُنَّ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ سَكَنتُم مِّن وُجۡدِكُمۡ وَلَا تُضَآرُّوهُنَّ لِتُضَيِّقُواْ عَلَيۡهِنَّۚ وَإِن كُنَّ أُوْلَٰتِ حَمۡلٖ فَأَنفِقُواْ عَلَيۡهِنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَضَعۡنَ حَمۡلَهُنَّۚ فَإِنۡ أَرۡضَعۡنَ لَكُمۡ فَـَٔاتُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَأۡتَمِرُواْ بَيۡنَكُم بِمَعۡرُوفٖۖ وَإِن تَعَاسَرۡتُمۡ فَسَتُرۡضِعُ لَهُۥٓ أُخۡرَىٰ ٦

Askinūhunna min ḥaythu sakantum miw wujdikum wa lā tuḍārrūhunna lituḍayyiqū ʿalayhinn, wa in kunna ulāti ḥamlin fa anfiqū ʿalayhinna ḥattā yaḍaʿna ḥamlahunn, fa in arḍaʿna lakum fa ātūhunna ujūrahunna waʾtamirū baynakum bimaʿrūf, wa in taʿāsartum fasaturḍiʿu lahū ukhrā.

Lodge them¹ [in a section] of where you dwell out of your means and do not harm them in order to oppress them.² And if they should be pregnant, then spend on them until they give birth. And if they breastfeed for you, then give them their payment and confer among yourselves in the acceptable way; but if you are in discord, then there may breastfeed for him [i.e., the father] another woman.³

لِيُنفِقۡ ذُو سَعَةٖ مِّن سَعَتِهِۦۖ وَمَن قُدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقُهُۥ فَلۡيُنفِقۡ مِمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُۚ لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا مَآ ءَاتَىٰهَاۚ سَيَجۡعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بَعۡدَ عُسۡرٖ يُسۡرٗا ٧

Liyunfiq dhū saʿatim min saʿatih, wa man qudira ʿalayhi rizquhū falyunfiq mimmā ātāhullāh, lā yukallifullāhu nafsan illā mā ātāhā, sayajʿalullāhu baʿda ʿusriy yusrā.

Let a man of wealth spend from his wealth, and he whose provision is restricted - let him spend from what Allāh has given him. Allāh does not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it. Allāh will bring about, after hardship, ease [i.e., relief].

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ عَتَتۡ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ فَحَاسَبۡنَٰهَا حِسَابٗا شَدِيدٗا وَعَذَّبۡنَٰهَا عَذَابٗا نُّكۡرٗا ٨

Wa kaʾayyim min qaryatin ʿatat ʿan amri rabbihā wa rusulihī faḥāsabnāhā ḥisāban shadīdaw wa ʿadhdhabnāhā ʿadhāban nukrā.

And how many a city was insolent toward the command of its Lord and His messengers, so We took it to severe account and punished it with a terrible punishment.

فَذَاقَتۡ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهَا وَكَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ أَمۡرِهَا خُسۡرًا ٩

Fadhāqat wabāla amrihā wa kāna ʿāqibatu amrihā khusrā.

And it tasted the bad consequence of its affair [i.e., rebellion], and the outcome of its affair was loss.

أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٗا شَدِيدٗاۖ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَٰٓأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْۚ قَدۡ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرٗا ١٠

Aʿaddallāhu lahum ʿadhāban shadīdā, fattaqullāha yāʾulil-albābil-ladhīna āmanū, qad anzalallāhu ilaykum dhikrā.

Allāh has prepared for them a severe punishment; so fear Allāh, O you of understanding who have believed. Allāh has sent down to you a message [i.e., the Qur’ān].¹

رَّسُولٗا يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ مُبَيِّنَٰتٖ لِّيُخۡرِجَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ وَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَيَعۡمَلۡ صَٰلِحٗا يُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗاۖ قَدۡ أَحۡسَنَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥ رِزۡقًا ١١

Rasūlay yatlū ʿalaykum āyātillāhi mubayyinātil liyukhrijal-ladhīna āmanū wa ʿamiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti minaẓ-ẓulumāti ilan-nūr, wa may yuʾmim billāhi wa yaʿmal ṣāliḥay yudkhilhu jannātin tajrī min taḥtihal-anhāru khālidīna fīhā abadā, qad aḥsanallāhu lahū rizqā.

[He sent] a Messenger [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] reciting to you the distinct verses of Allāh that He may bring out those who believe and do righteous deeds from darknesses into the light. And whoever believes in Allāh and does righteousness - He will admit him into gardens beneath which rivers flow to abide therein forever. Allāh will have perfected for him a provision.

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖ وَمِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِثۡلَهُنَّۖ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ بَيۡنَهُنَّ لِتَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدۡ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عِلۡمَۢا ١٢

Allāhul-ladhī khalaqa sabʿa samāwātiw wa minal-arḍi mithlahunn, yatanazzalul-amru baynahunna litaʿlamū annallāha ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīruw wa annallāha qad aḥāṭa bikulli shayʾin ʿilmā.

It is Allāh who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them.¹ [His] command descends among them so you may know that Allāh is over all things competent and that Allāh has encompassed all things in knowledge.