ﱁAnd those whoﱂpass awayﱃamong youﱄand leave behindﱅwivesﱆ(the widows) should waitﱇfor themselvesﱈ(for) fourﱉmonthsﱊﱋand ten (days)ﱌThen whenﱍthey reachﱎtheir (specified) termﱏthen (there is) noﱐblameﱑupon youﱒfor whatﱓthey doﱔconcerningﱕthemselvesﱖﱗin a fair mannerﱘAnd Allahﱙof whatﱚyou doﱛ(is) All-Awareﱜ
As for those of you who die and leave widows behind, let them observe a waiting period of four months and ten days. When they have reached the end of this period, then you are not accountable for what they decide for themselves in a reasonable manner. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
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ﱝAnd (there is) noﱞblameﱟupon youﱠin whatﱡyou hintﱢ[with it]ﱣofﱤmarriage proposalﱥ[to] the womenﱦorﱧyou conceal itﱨinﱩﱪyourselvesﱫKnowsﱬAllahﱭthat youﱮwill mention themﱯ[and] butﱰ(do) notﱱpromise them (widows)ﱲsecretlyﱳexceptﱴthatﱵyou sayﱶa sayingﱷﱸhonorableﱹAnd (do) notﱺresolve (on)ﱻthe knotﱼ(of) marriageﱽuntilﱾreachesﱿthe prescribed termﲀﲁits endﲂAnd knowﲃthatﲄAllahﲅknowsﲆwhatﲇ(is) withinﲈyourselvesﲉﲊso beware of HimﲋAnd knowﲌthatﲍAllahﲎ(is) Oft-ForgivingﲏMost Forbearingﲐ
There is no blame on you for subtly showing interest in ˹divorced or widowed˺ women or for hiding ˹the intention˺ in your hearts. Allah knows that you are considering them ˹for marriage˺. But do not make a secret commitment with them—you can only show interest in them appropriately. Do not commit to the bond of marriage until the waiting period expires. Know that Allah is aware of what is in your hearts, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
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ﲑ(There is) noﲒblameﲓupon youﲔifﲕyou divorceﲖ[the] womenﲗwhomﲘnotﲙyou have touchedﲚnorﲛyou specifiedﲜfor themﲝﲞan obligation (dower)ﲟAnd make provision for them ﲠuponﲡthe wealthyﲢaccording to his meansﲣand uponﲤthe poorﲥaccording to his means ﲦa provisionﲧﲨin a fair mannerﲩa dutyﲪuponﲫthe good-doersﲬ
There is no blame if you divorce women before the marriage is consummated or the dowry is settled. But give them a ˹suitable˺ compensation—the rich according to his means and the poor according to his. A reasonable compensation is an obligation on the good-doers.
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ﲭAnd ifﲮyou divorce themﲯfromﲰbeforeﲱ[that]ﲲyou (have) touched themﲳwhile alreadyﲴyou have specifiedﲵfor themﲶan obligation (dower)ﲷthen (give) halfﲸ(of) whatﲹyou have specifiedﲺunlessﲻ[that]ﲼthey (women) forgo (it)ﲽorﲾforgoesﲿthe oneﳀin whose handsﳁ(is the) knotﳂﳃ(of) the marriageﳄAnd thatﳅyou forgoﳆ(is) nearerﳇﳈto [the] righteousnessﳉAnd (do) notﳊforgetﳋthe graciousnessﳌﳍamong youﳎIndeedﳏAllahﳐof whatﳑyou doﳒ(is) All-Seerﳓ
And if you divorce them before consummating the marriage but after deciding on a dowry, pay half of the dowry, unless the wife graciously waives it or the husband graciously pays in full. Graciousness is closer to righteousness. And do not forget kindness among yourselves. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.
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