Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), ayah 236
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لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوْ تَفْرِضُوا لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً ۚ وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى الْمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُ وَعَلَى الْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُ مَتَاعًا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Translation by words
- لَّا
- (There is) no
- جُنَاحَ
- blame
- عَلَيْكُمْ
- upon you
- إِن
- if
- طَلَّقْتُمُ
- you divorce
- ٱلنِّسَآءَ
- [the] women
- مَا
- whom
- لَمْ
- not
- تَمَسُّوهُنَّ
- you have touched
- أَوْ
- nor
- تَفْرِضُوا۟
- you specified
- لَهُنَّ
- for them
- فَرِيضَةً
- an obligation (dower).
- وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ
- And make provision for them -
- عَلَى
- upon
- ٱلْمُوسِعِ
- the wealthy
- قَدَرُهُۥ
- according to his means
- وَعَلَى
- and upon
- ٱلْمُقْتِرِ
- the poor
- قَدَرُهُۥ
- according to his means -
- مَتَٰعًۢا
- a provision
- بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
- in a fair manner,
- حَقًّا
- a duty
- عَلَى
- upon
- ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
- the good-doers.
There is no blame upon you if you divorce women you have not touched nor specified for them an obligation. But give them (a gift of) compensation - the wealthy according to his capability and the poor according to his capability - a provision according to what is acceptable, a duty upon the doers of good.
2:236
Translation: Saheeh International