یٰۤاَیُّهَا

النَّبِیُّ

اِذَا

طَلَّقْتُمُ

النِّسَآءَ

فَطَلِّقُوْهُنَّ

لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ

وَاَحْصُوا

الْعِدَّةَ ۚ

وَاتَّقُوا

اللّٰهَ

رَبَّكُمْ ۚ

لَا

تُخْرِجُوْهُنَّ

مِنْ

بُیُوْتِهِنَّ

وَلَا

یَخْرُجْنَ

اِلَّاۤ

اَنْ

یَّاْتِیْنَ

بِفَاحِشَةٍ

مُّبَیِّنَةٍ ؕ

وَتِلْكَ

حُدُوْدُ

اللّٰهِ ؕ

وَمَنْ

یَّتَعَدَّ

حُدُوْدَ

اللّٰهِ

فَقَدْ

ظَلَمَ

نَفْسَهٗ ؕ

لَا

تَدْرِیْ

لَعَلَّ

اللّٰهَ

یُحْدِثُ

بَعْدَ

ذٰلِكَ

اَمْرًا

۟

O prophet, when you people divorce women, divorce them at a time when the period of ‘Iddah may start. And count the period of ‘Iddah, and fear Allah, your Lord. Do not expel them from their houses, nor should they go out, unless they come up with a clearly shameless act. These are the limits prescribed by Allah. And whoever exceeds the limits prescribed by Allah wrongs his own self. You do not know (what will happen in future); it may be that Allah brings about a new situation thereafter.

So, when they (the divorced women) have (almost) reached their term, then either retain them with fairness, or part with them with fairness. And make two just men from among you witnesses (of your either decision). And (O witnesses,) keep your testimony upright for the sake of Allah. That is what anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day is exhorted to do. Whoever fears Allah, He brings forth a way out for him,

and provides him (with what he needs) from where he does not even imagine. And whoever places his trust in Allah, He is sufficient for him. Surely Allah is to accomplish His purpose. Allah has set a measure for every thing.

And those women from among you who have despaired of (further) menstruation, if you are in doubt, their ‘Iddah is three months, as well as of those who have not yet menstruated. As for those having pregnancy, their term (of ‘Iddah ) is that they give birth to their child. And whoever fears Allah, He brings about ease for him in his affair.