Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), ayah 226
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لِلَّذِينَ يُؤْلُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ تَرَبُّصُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ ۖ فَإِنْ فَاءُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
Translation by words
- لِّلَّذِينَ
- For those who
- يُؤْلُونَ
- swear (off)
- مِن
- from
- نِّسَآئِهِمْ
- their wives
- تَرَبُّصُ
- (is a) waiting (of)
- أَرْبَعَةِ
- four
- أَشْهُرٍ
- months,
- فَإِن
- then if
- فَآءُو
- they return -
- فَإِنَّ
- then indeed,
- ٱللَّهَ
- Allah
- غَفُورٌ
- (is) Oft-Forgiving,
- رَّحِيمٌ
- Most Merciful.
For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is a waiting time of four months, but if they return (to normal relations) - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
2:226
Translation: Saheeh International