65. Surah At-Talaq Divorce

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ اِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَٓاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَاَحْصُوا الْعِدَّةَۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ رَبَّكُمْۚ لَا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلَا يَخْرُجْنَ اِلَّٓا اَنْ يَأْت۪ينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍۜ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللّٰهِۜ وَمَنْ يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ اللّٰهِ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ نَفْسَهُۜ لَا تَدْر۪ي لَعَلَّ اللّٰهَ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ اَمْراً

Ya ayyuha annabiyyu ithatallaqtumu annisaa fatalliqoohunnaliAAiddatihinna waahsoo alAAiddata wattaqoo Allaharabbakum la tukhrijoohunna min buyootihinna walayakhrujna illa an ya/teena bifahishatinmubayyinatin watilka hudoodu Allahi wamanyataAAadda hudooda Allahi faqad thalamanafsahu la tadree laAAalla Allaha yuhdithubaAAda thalika amra

O Prophet! When any of you divorce women, divorce them during their period of purity and calculate their ‘idda carefully. And have taqwa of Allah, your Lord. Do not evict them from their homes, nor should they leave, unless they commit an outright indecency. Those are Allah’s limits, and anyone who oversteps Allah’s limits has wronged himself. You never know, it may well be that after that Allah will cause a new situation to develop.

فَاِذَا بَلَغْنَ اَجَلَهُنَّ فَاَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ اَوْ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَاَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ وَاَق۪يمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ لِلّٰهِۜ ذٰلِكُمْ يُوعَظُ بِه۪ مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِۜ وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللّٰهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجاًۙ

Fa-itha balaghna ajalahunnafaamsikoohunna bimaAAroofin aw fariqoohunna bimaAAroofinwaashhidoo thaway AAadlin minkum waaqeemoo ashshahadatalillahi thalikum yooAAathu bihi man kanayu/minu billahi walyawmi al-akhiriwaman yattaqi Allaha yajAAal lahu makhraja

Then when they have reached the end of their ‘idda either retain them with correctness and courtesy or part from them with correctness and courtesy. Call two upright men from among yourselves as witnesses and they should carry out the witnessing for Allah. This is admonishment for all who have iman in Allah and the Last Day. Whoever has taqwa of Allah – He will give him a way out

وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُۜ وَمَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّٰهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۜ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بَالِغُ اَمْرِه۪ۜ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْراً

Wayarzuqhu min haythu la yahtasibuwaman yatawakkal AAala Allahi fahuwa hasbuhuinna Allaha balighu amrihi qad jaAAala Allahulikulli shay-in qadra

and provide for him from where he does not expect. Whoever puts his trust in Allah – He will be enough for him. Allah always achieves His aim. Allah has appointed a measure for all things.

وَالّٰٓئ۪ يَـئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَح۪يضِ مِنْ نِسَٓائِكُمْ اِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلٰثَةُ اَشْهُرٍۙ وَالّٰٓئ۪ لَمْ يَحِضْنَۜ وَاُو۬لَاتُ الْاَحْمَالِ اَجَلُهُنَّ اَنْ يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّۜ وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللّٰهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ اَمْرِه۪ يُسْراً

Walla-ee ya-isna mina almaheedimin nisa-ikum ini irtabtum faAAiddatuhunna thalathatuashhurin walla-ee lam yahidna waolatual-ahmali ajaluhunna an yadaAAna hamlahunnawaman yattaqi Allaha yajAAal lahu min amrihi yusra

In the case of those of your wives who are past the age of menstruation, if you have any doubt, their ‘idda should be three months, and that also applies to those who have not yet menstruated. The time for women who are pregnant is when they give birth. Whoever has taqwa of Allah – He will make matters easy for him.

ذٰلِكَ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ اَنْزَلَهُٓ اِلَيْكُمْۜ وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللّٰهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِه۪ وَيُعْظِمْ لَـهُٓ اَجْراً

Thalika amru Allahi anzalahuilaykum waman yattaqi Allaha yukaffir AAanhu sayyi-atihiwayuAAthim lahu ajra

That is Allah’s command which He has sent down to you. Whoever has taqwa of Allah – He will erase his bad actions from him and greatly increase his reward.

اَسْكِنُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ سَكَنْتُمْ مِنْ وُجْدِكُمْ وَلَا تُضَٓارُّوهُنَّ لِتُضَيِّقُوا عَلَيْهِنَّۜ وَاِنْ كُنَّ اُو۬لَاتِ حَمْلٍ فَاَنْفِقُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ حَتّٰى يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّۚ فَاِنْ اَرْضَعْنَ لَكُمْ فَاٰتُوهُنَّ اُجُورَهُنَّۚ وَأْتَمِرُوا بَيْنَكُمْ بِمَعْرُوفٍۚ وَاِنْ تَعَاسَرْتُمْ فَسَتُرْضِعُ لَهُٓ اُخْرٰىۜ

Askinoohunna min haythu sakantum minwujdikum wala tudarroohunna litudayyiqooAAalayhinna wa-in kunna olati hamlin faanfiqooAAalayhinna hatta yadaAAna hamlahunnafa-in ardaAAna lakum faatoohunna ojoorahunnawa/tamiroo baynakum bimaAAroofin wa-in taAAasartum fasaturdiAAulahu okhra

Let them live where you live, according to your means. Do not put pressure on them, so as to harass them. If they are pregnant, maintain them until they give birth. If they are suckling for you, give them their wages and consult together with correctness and courtesy. But if you make things difficult for one another, another woman should do the suckling for you.

لِيُنْفِقْ ذُوسَعَةٍ مِنْ سَعَتِه۪ۜ وَمَنْ قُدِرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُ فَلْيُنْفِقْ مِمَّٓا اٰتٰيهُ اللّٰهُۜ لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللّٰهُ نَفْساً اِلَّا مَٓا اٰتٰيهَاۜ سَيَجْعَلُ اللّٰهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُسْراً۟

Liyunfiq thoo saAAatin min saAAatihiwaman qudira AAalayhi rizquhu falyunfiq mimma atahuAllahu la yukallifu Allahu nafsan illama ataha sayajAAalu AllahubaAAda AAusrin yusra

He who has plenty should spend out from his plenty, but he whose provision is restricted should spend from what Allah has given him. Allah does not demand from any self more than He has given it. Allah will appoint after difficulty, ease.

وَكَاَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ اَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِه۪ فَحَاسَبْنَاهَا حِسَاباً شَد۪يداً وَعَذَّبْنَاهَا عَذَاباً نُكْراً

Wakaayyin min qaryatin AAatat AAan amrirabbiha warusulihi fahasabnaha hisabanshadeedan waAAaththabnaha AAathabannukra

How many cities spurned their Lord’s command and His Messengers! And so We called them harshly to account and punished them with a terrible punishment.

فَذَاقَتْ وَبَالَ اَمْرِهَا وَكَانَ عَاقِبَةُ اَمْرِهَا خُسْراً

Fathaqat wabala amrihawakana AAaqibatu amriha khusra

They tasted the evil consequences of what they did and the end of their affair was total loss.

اَعَدَّ اللّٰهُ لَهُمْ عَذَاباً شَد۪يداً فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ يَٓا اُو۬لِي الْاَلْبَابِۚۛ اَلَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُواۚۛ قَدْ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ اِلَيْكُمْ ذِكْراًۙ

aAAadda Allahu lahum AAathabanshadeedan fattaqoo Allaha ya olee al-albabiallatheena amanoo qad anzala Allahu ilaykum thikra

Allah has prepared a terrible punishment for them. So have taqwa of Allah, people of intelligence – those who have iman – Allah has sent down a reminder to you,

رَسُولاً يَتْلُوا عَلَيْكُمْ اٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ مُبَيِّنَاتٍ لِيُخْرِجَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ اِلَى النُّورِۜ وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاللّٰهِ وَيَعْمَلْ صَالِحاً يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَٓا اَبَداًۜ قَدْ اَحْسَنَ اللّٰهُ لَهُ رِزْقاً

Rasoolan yatloo AAalaykum ayatiAllahi mubayyinatin liyukhrija allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati mina aththulumatiila annoori waman yu/min billahiwayaAAmal salihan yudkhilhu jannatin tajreemin tahtiha al-anharu khalideena feehaabadan qad ahsana Allahu lahu rizqa

a Messenger reciting Allah’s Clear Signs to you to bring those who have iman and do right actions out of the darkness into the Light. Whoever has iman in Allah and acts rightly, We will admit him into Gardens with rivers flowing under them remaining in them timelessly, for ever and ever. Allah has provided for him excellently!

اَللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمٰوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْاَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّۜ يَتَنَزَّلُ الْاَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد۪يرٌۙ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ قَدْ اَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عِلْماً

Allahu allathee khalaqa sabAAasamawatin wamina al-ardi mithlahunnayatanazzalu al-amru baynahunna litaAAlamoo anna AllahaAAala kulli shay-in qadeerun waanna Allaha qad ahatabikulli shay-in AAilma

It is Allah who created the seven heavens and of the earth the same number, the Command descending down through all of them, so that you might know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge.