Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 232
The Cow · 2:232 · 232/286
وَإِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ أَن يَنكِحْنَ أَزْوَٰجَهُنَّ إِذَا تَرَٰضَوْا۟ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ يُوعَظُ بِهِۦ مَن كَانَ مِنكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۗ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَزْكَىٰ لَكُمْ وَأَطْهَرُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Wa-itha tallaqtumu annisaafabalaghna ajalahunna fala taAAduloohunna an yankihnaazwajahunna itha taradaw baynahum bilmaAAroofithalika yooAAathu bihi man kanaminkum yu'minu billahi walyawmi al-akhirithalikum azka lakum waatharu wallahuyaAAlamu waantum la taAAlamoon
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their term, do not prevent them from remarrying their [former] husbands if they [i.e., all parties] agree among themselves on an acceptable basis. That is instructed to whoever of you believes in Allāh and the Last Day. That is better for you and purer, and Allāh knows and you know not.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
When you divorce women and they have reached their set time, do not prevent them from remarrying their husbands if they both agree to do so in a fair manner. Let those of you who believe in God and the Last Day take this to heart: that is more wholesome and purer for you. God knows and you do not.
Marmaduke Pickthall
And when ye have divorced women and they reach their term, place not difficulties in the way of their marrying their husbands if it is agreed between them in kindness. This is an admonition for him among you who believeth in Allah and the Last Day. That is more virtuous for you, and cleaner. Allah knoweth; ye know not.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
When ye divorce women, and they fulfil the term of their ('Iddat), do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, if they mutually agree on equitable terms. This instruction is for all amongst you, who believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is (the course Making for) most virtue and purity amongst you and Allah knows, and ye know not.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
When you have divorced women, and they have reached (the end of) their waiting period, do not prevent them from marrying their husbands when they mutually agree with fairness. Thus the advice is given to everyone of you who believes in Allah and in the Hereafter. This is more pure and clean for you. Allah knows and you do not know.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And when you have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed period, do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands, if they mutually agree on reasonable basis. This (instruction) is an admonition for him among you who believes in Allâh and the Last Day. That is more virtuous and purer for you. Allâh knows and you know not.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
When you divorce women and they have completed their waiting term do not hinder them from marrying other men if they have agreed to this in a fair manner. That is an admonition to everyone of you who believes in Allah and the Last Day; that is a cleaner and purer way for you. For Allah knows whereas you do not know.
Reason for Revelation Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Arabic source: al-Wāḥidī / al-Suyūṭī, via Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies (CC BY 4.0)
قال تعالى: {وَإِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَبَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ أَنْ يَنْكِحْنَ أَزْوَاجَهُنَّ إِذَا تَرَاضَوْا بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ذَلِكَ يُوعَظُ بِهِ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ذَلِكُمْ أَزْكَى لَكُمْ وَأَطْهَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ (232)} [البقرة: 232].
54 - عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ - رضي الله عنه -: أَنَّهُ زَوَّجَ أُخْتَهُ رَجُلاً مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم -، فَكَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ مَا كَانَتْ، ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً لَمْ يُرَاجِعْهَا حَتَّى انْقَضَتْ الْعِدَّةُ فَهَوِيَهَا وَهَوِيَتْهُ، ثُمَّ خَطَبَهَا مَعَ الْخُطَّاب فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا لُكَعُ، أَكْرَمْتُكَ بِهَا وَزَوَّجْتُكَهَا فَطَلَّقْتَهَا، وَاللهِ لاَ تَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ أَبَداً آخِرُ مَا عَلَيْكَ، قَالَ: فَعَلِمَ اللهُ حَاجَتَهُ إِلَيْهَا، وَحَاجَتَهَا إِلَى بَعْلهَا، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: {وَإِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَبَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ} فَلَمَّا سَمِعَهَا مَعْقِلٌ قَالَ: سَمْعاً لِرَبِّي وَطَاعَةً، ثُمَّ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ: أُزَوِّجُكَ وَأُكْرِمُكَ. واللفظ للترمذي ¬أخرجه البخاري برقم: 4529، 5130، 5330، 5331، والترمذي برقم: 2981، وأبو داود برقم: 2987، والنسائي في التفسير برقم: 61 - 62، والطيالسي برقم: 930، والدارقطني: 3/ 222 - 224، والحاكم: 2/ 174، 280، والبيهقي: 7/ 103، 138، وعبد الرزاق في التفسير: 1/ 94، والطحاوي في شرح معاني الآثار: 3/ 10، والطبراني في الكبير: 20/ برقم: 467، 468، 475، 477، وابن حبان برقم: 4071، وابن أبي عاصم في الآحاد والمثاني برقم: 1090، وزاد السيوطي عزوه في الدر: 1/ 286 لوكيع وعبد بن حميد، وابن المنذر، وابن أبي حاتم وابن مروديه.¥.