As for those among you who die and leave widows behind, their widows shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. When they have reached their term, there is no blame on you regarding what they might honorably do with themselves. God is fully acquainted with what you do.
What does the Qur'an say about mourning and its limits?
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- 01 2:234 Such of you as die and leave behind them wives - they shall wait, keeping themselves apart, FOUR MONTHS AND TEN DAYS; and when they reach the term, there is no sin for you in what they do with themselves in decency. In because it is the only period the text puts a number on, and because the second half releases the widow rather than binding her further.
- 02 2:240 Those of you who are about to die and leave behind wives should bequeath unto their wives a provision for the year without turning them out; but if they go out of their own accord, there is no sin for you in what they do with themselves in decency. In because it sets a longer provision beside the shorter waiting period, and because it too ends by declining to police the widow's choice.
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Two verses, and neither is about grief.
That is the finding. A reader asking what the Qur'an says about mourning and its limits will find that the text does not legislate sorrow at all. What it legislates is a WIDOW'S WAITING PERIOD, and it does so in property and remarriage terms.
2:234 gives the number everyone quotes: four months and ten days. Then it does something less often quoted. When the term is complete, THERE IS NO SIN UPON YOU IN WHAT THEY DO WITH THEMSELVES IN DECENCY. The verse ends by removing the family's authority over her, not by extending it.
2:240 sits oddly beside it and the four translators all keep the oddity: a bequest of a year's provision, and no turning her out of the house - but again, if she leaves of her own accord, no blame attaches. The two verses give different durations, and the text does not reconcile them; whether one supersedes the other is exactly the kind of question the study Does the Qur'an contradict itself - and what is 'abrogation'? shows the text does not answer about itself.
What is absent is everything a reader might expect. There is no instruction to weep or not to weep, no period of mourning for anyone other than a widow, no prohibition on wailing, and no rule about dress. The well-known limits - three days of mourning except for a husband - are . This study cannot report or assess them: no hadith collection has cleared the rights audit. Bereavement itself, and what the text offers a grieving person, is carried by What does the Qur'an say about facing the death of a loved one?
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2:234
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وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَٰجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا فَعَلْنَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena yutawaffawna minkum wayadharoona azwaajan yatarabbasna bi'anfusihinna arba'ata ashhurin wa'ashran fa'idhaa balaghna ajalahunna falaa junaaha 'alaykum feemaa fa'alna fee anfusihinna bil-ma'roofi wallaahu bimaa ta'maloona khabeer
DIN 31635wallaḏīna yutawaffawna minkum wayaḏarūna ʾazwāǧan yatarabbaṣna biʾanfusihinna ʾarbaʿata ʾašhurin waʿašran faʾiḏā balaġna ʾaǧalahunna falā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum fīmā faʿalna fī ʾanfusihinna bil-maʿrūfi wallāhu bimā taʿmalūna ḫabīrun
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Such of you as die and leave behind them wives, they (the wives) shall wait, keeping themselves apart, four months and ten days. And when they reach the term (prescribed for them) then there is no sin for you in aught that they may do with themselves in decency. Allah is informed of what ye do
Those of you who die and leave wives behind, let these wait by themselves for four months and ten days; and when they have reached their prescribed time, there is no crime in them for what they do with themselves in reason; for God of what ye do is well aware
If those of you who die leave wives, they must await their state during four months and ten days; and when this their term is expired, you shall not be answerable for the way in which they shall dispose of themselves fairly. And God is cognisant of what ye do
Such of you as die, and leave wives, their wives must wait concerning themselves four months and ten days, and when they shall have fulfilled their term, it shall be no crime in you, for that which they shall do with themselves, according to what is reasonable. God well knoweth that which ye do
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Gratë të cilave u vdes burri, duhet të presin katër muaj e dhjetë ditë. Kur të kalojë koha e pritjes, ju nuk keni përgjegjësi për atë që ato bëjnë në mënyrë të ligjshme me vetveten. Allahu di hollësisht çfarë veproni.
আর তোমাদের মধ্যে যারা স্ত্রী রেখে মারা যায়, তারা নিজেরা চার মাস দশ দিন অপেক্ষায় থাকবে (ইদ্দত পালন করবে)। অতঃপর যখন তারা তাদের ‘ইদ্দতকাল পূর্ণ করবে, তখন যথাবিধি নিজেদের জন্য যে সিদ্ধান্ত নিবে তাতে তোমাদের কোনো পাপনেই। আর তোমরা যা করো আল্লাহ সে সম্পর্কে সম্যক খবর রাখেন।
Oni od vas koji umru ostavljajući supruge svoje, njihove supruge dužne su čekati četiri mjeseca i deset dana. I kada one ispune propisani rok, vi ne snosite grijeh za ono što one na lijep i uobičajen način urade. A Allah u potpunosti zna ono što vi radite.
Oni od vas koji umru ostavljajući supruge svoje, njihove supruge dužne su čekati četiri mjeseca i deset dana. I kada one ispune propisani rok, vi ne snosite grijeh za ono što one lijepo i po propisu urade. A Allah u potpunosti zna ono što vi radite.
Ɓen maayooɓe e mo'on ɓe acca suddiiɓe: yo ɓen habbiŋtin ko'e maɓɓe lebbi nayi e balɗe sappo. Si ɓe yottike laje maɓɓe ɗen, bakkaatu fawaaki on e kon ko ɓe waɗani ko'e maɓɓe no moƴƴiri. Alla Ko humpitiiɗo kon ko golloton.
და თქვენგან (ო, კაცებო), რომელნიც გარდაიცვლებიან და დატოვებენ ცოლებს — მათ (ქვრივებმა) უნდა დაიცადონ თავად თავისთვის ოთხი თვე და ათი დღე[1]. და როდესაც ისინი მიაღწევენ თავიანთ ვადას (ანუ დასრულდება მათი ‘იდდა), მაშინ თქვენზე (ო, მათო მეურვეებო) ცოდვა არ არის იმაში, რასაც ისინი თავად გააკეთებენ საკუთარ თავთან მიმართებით წესისამებრ (შარიათის შესაბამისად). უეჭველად, ალლაჰი ყოვლისმცოდნეა იმისა, რასაც თქვენ აკეთებთ.
Und diejenigen von euch, die abberufen werden und Gattinnen hinterlassen, so sollen diese (mit sich) selbst vier Monate und zehn (Tage) abwarten. Wenn sie dann ihre festgesetzte Zeit erreicht haben, so besteht für euch kein Vergehen in dem, was sie in rechtlicher Weise mit sich selbst unternehmen. Und Allah ist dessen, was ihr tut, kundig.
Και αυτοί από σας που πεθαίνουν αφήνοντας πίσω συζύγους –αυτές παραμένουν σε περίοδο αναμονής για τέσσερις μήνες και δέκα ημέρες, (χωρίς να παντρευτούν, ούτε να στολιστούν). Και όταν έχουν εκπληρώσει την ορισμένη περίοδο (αναμονής) τους, τότε δεν υπάρχει αμαρτία σ’ εσάς (ω, συγγενείς τους) για ό,τι κάνουν με τον εαυτό τους με αποδεκτόν τρόπο (όπως αν θέλουν να παντρευτούν κάποιον άλλον). Και ο Αλλάχ για ό,τι κάνετε έχει απεριόριστη γνώση.
E le mogli di quelli tra voi che muoiono, devono astenersi (dal matrimonio) per quattro mesi e dieci giorni; passata la scadenza del termine, non dovrete preoccuparvi per le decisioni che prenderanno per sé stesse, benevolmente. E Allāh di ciò che fate è Sapiente.
234. O tie iš jūsų, kurie miršta ir palieka po savęs žmonas, jos turi išlaukti keturis mėnesius ir dešimt dienų. Tada, kai jos pabaigė savo terminą, nėra nuodėmės jums (globėjams), jei jos perleidžia save teisingu ir garbingu būdu (t. y. jos gali susituokti). Ir Allahas yra Geriausiai Informuotas apie tai, ką jūs darote.
Isin (dhiirota) irraa isaannan du’anii niitiiwwan (uf duubatti) dhiisan, isaan (niitiiwwan tun) ji’oota afuriifi guyyaa kudhan kophaa isaanii turuu qabu. Yeroo beellama isaanii gayan, waan isaan karaa gaariin lubbuulee isaanii keessatti hojjatan keessa badiin isin irra hin jiru. Rabbiin waan isin hojjattan keessa beekaadha. [95]
А те из вас, которые скончались и оставили жён, — их жёны самостоятельно выжидают четыре месяца и десять [дней]. Когда же они достигнут своего срока, то нет греха на вас в том, как они распорядятся собой согласно одобряемому. Аллах — сведущий о том, что вы совершаете.
Они од вас који умру остављајући супруге своје, њихове супруге дужне су чекати четири месеца и десет дана. И када оне испуне прописани рок, ви не сносите грех за оно што оне лепо и по пропису ураде. А Аллах у потпуности зна оно што ви радите.
Na wale miongoni mwenu wanaofishwa, na wanaacha wake, hawa wake wazizuie nafsi zao miezi minne na siku kumi. Na wanapotimiza muda wao (wa eda), basi hakuna ubaya wowote juu yao katika yale wanayojifanyia kwa wema. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anazo habari za yote mnayoyatenda.
För dem av er som avlider och efterlämnar hustrur gäller att de ska iaktta en vänteperiod på fyra månader och tio dagar. När de har fullbordat sin vänteperiod faller inget klander på er [förmyndare] för vad de själva gör enligt god sed. Gud är fullt medveten om vad ni gör.
İçinizden ölenlerin (geride) bırakmış olduğu hanımlar, kendi kendilerine dört ay on gün beklerler. Bekleme müddetlerini bitirdikleri vakit, kendileri hakkında yaptıkları meşru işlerde size bir günah yoktur. Allah yapmakta olduklarınızı bilir.
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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
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa tallaqtumu n-nisaa'a fabalaghna ajalahunna falaa ta'duloohunna an yankihna azwaajahunna idhaa taraadaw baynahum bil-ma'roofi dhaalika yoo'azu bihi man kaana minkum yu'minu billaahi wal-yawmi l-'aakhiri dhaalikum azkaa lakum wa'atharu wallaahu ya'lamu wa'antum laa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ṭallaqtumu n-nisāʾa fabalaġna ʾaǧalahunna falā taʿḍulūhunna ʾan yankiḥna ʾazwāǧahunna ʾiḏā tarāḍaw baynahum bil-maʿrūfi ḏālika yūʿaẓu bihi man kāna minkum yuʾminu billāhi wal-yawmi l-ʾāḫiri ḏālikum ʾazkā lakum waʾaṭharu wallāhu yaʿlamu waʾantum lā taʿlamūna
When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, do not prevent them from marrying their husbands, provided they agree on fair terms. Thereby is advised whoever among you believes in God and the Last Day. That is better and more decent for you. God knows, and you do not know.
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
When ye divorce women, and they have reached their prescribed term, do not prevent them from marrying their (fresh) husbands, when they have agreed with each other reasonably. That is what he is admonished with who amongst you believes in God and in the last day. That is more pure for you and cleaner. But God knows, and ye know not
And when ye divorce your wives, and they have waited the prescribed time, hinder them not from marrying their husbands when they have agreed among themselves in an honourable way. This warning is for him among you who believeth in God and in the last day. This is most pure for you, and most decent. God knoweth, but ye know not
But when ye have divorced your wives, and they have fulfilled their prescribed time, hinder them not from marrying their husbands, when they have agreed among themselves according to what is honourable. This is given in admonition unto him among you who believeth in God, and the last day. This is most righteous for you, and most pure. God knoweth, but ye know not
وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَٰدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَوْلُودِ لَهُۥ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَا تُضَآرَّ وَٰلِدَةٌۢ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ لَّهُۥ بِوَلَدِهِۦ وَعَلَى ٱلْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذَٰلِكَ فَإِنْ أَرَادَا فِصَالًا عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمْ أَن تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟ أَوْلَٰدَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا سَلَّمْتُم مَّآ ءَاتَيْتُم بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wal-waalidaatu yurdi'na awlaadahunna hawlayni kaamilayni liman araada an yutimma r-radaa'ata wa'alaa l-mawloodi lahu rizquhunna wakiswatuhunna bil-ma'roofi laa tukallafu nafsun illaa wus'ahaa laa tudaarra waalidatun biwaladihaa walaa mawloodun lahu biwaladihi wa'alaa l-waarithi mithlu dhaalika fa'in araadaa fisaalan 'an taraadin minhumaa watashaawurin falaa junaaha 'alayhimaa wa'in aradttum an tastardi'oo awlaadakum falaa junaaha 'alaykum idhaa sallamtum maa aataytum bil-ma'roofi waattaqoo llaaha wa'lamoo anna llaaha bimaa ta'maloona baseer
DIN 31635wal-wālidātu yurḍiʿna ʾawlādahunna ḥawlayni kāmilayni liman ʾarāda ʾan yutimma r-raḍāʿata waʿalā l-mawlūdi lahu rizquhunna wakiswatuhunna bil-maʿrūfi lā tukallafu nafsun ʾillā wusʿahā lā tuḍārra wālidatun biwaladihā walā mawlūdun lahu biwaladihi waʿalā l-wāriṯi miṯlu ḏālika faʾin ʾarādā fiṣālan ʿan tarāḍin minhumā watašāwurin falā ǧunāḥa ʿalayhimā waʾin ʾaradttum ʾan tastarḍiʿū ʾawlādakum falā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum ʾiḏā sallamtum mā ʾātaytum bil-maʿrūfi wāttaqū llāha waʿlamū ʾanna llāha bimā taʿmalūna baṣīrun
Mothers may nurse their infants for two whole years, for those who desire to complete the nursing-period. It is the duty of the father to provide for them and clothe them in a proper manner. No soul shall be burdened beyond its capacity. No mother shall be harmed on account of her child, and no father shall be harmed on account of his child. The same duty rests upon the heir. If the couple desire weaning, by mutual consent and consultation, they commit no error by doing so. You commit no error by hiring nursing-mothers, as long as you pay them fairly. And be wary of God, and know that God is Seeing of what you do.
Mothers shall suckle their children for two whole years; (that is) for those who wish to complete the suckling. The duty of feeding and clothing nursing mothers in a seemly manner is upon the father of the child. No-one should be charged beyond his capacity. A mother should not be made to suffer because of her child, nor should he to whom the child is born (be made to suffer) because of his child. And on the (father's) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the father). If they desire to wean the child by mutual consent and (after) consultation, it is no sin for them; and if ye wish to give your children out to nurse, it is no sin for you, provide that ye pay what is due from you in kindness. Observe your duty to Allah, and know that Allah is Seer of what ye do
Mothers must suckle their children two whole years for one who wishes to complete the time of suckling; and on him to whom it is born its sustenance and clothing are incumbent; but in reason, for no soul shall be obliged beyond its capacity. A mother shall not be forced for her child; nor he to whom it is born for his child. And the same (is incumbent) on the heir (of the father). But if both parties wish to wean, by mutual consent and counsel, then it is no crime in them. And if ye wish to provide a wet-nurse for your children, it is no crime in you when you pay what you have promised her, in reason. Fear God, and know that God on what ye do doth look
Mothers, when divorced, shall give suck to their children two full years, if the father desire that the suckling be completed; and such maintenance and clothing as is fair for them, shall devolve on the father. No person shall be charged beyond his means. A mother shall not be pressed unfairly for her child, nor a father for his child: And the same with the father's heir. But if they choose to wean the child by consent and by bargain, it shall be no fault in them. And if ye choose to have a nurse for your children, it shall be no fault in you, in case ye pay what ye promised her according to that which is fair. Fear God, and know that God seeth what ye do
Mothers after they are divorced shall give suck unto their children two full years, to him who desireth the time of giving suck to be completed; and the father shall be obliged to maintain them and cloath them in the mean time, according to that which shall be reasonable. No person shall be obliged beyond his ability. A mother shall not be compelled to what is unreasonable on account of her child, nor a father on account of his child. And the heir of the father shall be obliged to do in like manner. But if they choose to wean the child before the end of two years, by common consent, and on mutual consideration, it shall be no crime in them. And if ye have a mind to provide a nurse for your children, it shall be no crime in you, in case ye fully pay what ye offer her, according to that which is just. And fear God, and know that God seeth whatsoever ye do
2:234 — the verse above
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُم بِهِۦ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنتُمْ فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّآ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا وَلَا تَعْزِمُوا۟ عُقْدَةَ ٱلنِّكَاحِ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ أَجَلَهُۥ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ فَٱحْذَرُوهُ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa junaaha 'alaykum feemaa 'arradtum bihi min khitbati n-nisaa'i aw aknantum fee anfusikum 'alima llaahu annakum satadhkuroonahunna walaakin laa tuwaa'idoohunna sirran illaa an taqooloo qawlan ma'roofan walaa ta'zimoo 'uqdata n-nikaahi hattaa yablugha l-kitaabu ajalahu wa'lamoo anna llaaha ya'lamu maa fee anfusikum fahdharoohu wa'lamoo anna llaaha ghafoorun haleem
DIN 31635walā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum fīmā ʿarraḍtum bihi min ḫiṭbati n-nisāʾi ʾaw ʾaknantum fī ʾanfusikum ʿalima llāhu ʾannakum sataḏkurūnahunna walākin lā tuwāʿidūhunna sirran ʾillā ʾan taqūlū qawlan maʿrūfan walā taʿzimū ʿuqdata n-nikāḥi ḥattā yabluġa l-kitābu ʾaǧalahu waʿlamū ʾanna llāha yaʿlamu mā fī ʾanfusikum faḥḏarūhu waʿlamū ʾanna llāha ġafūrun ḥalīmun
You commit no error by announcing your engagement to women, or by keeping it to yourselves. God knows that you will be thinking about them. But do not meet them secretly, unless you have something proper to say. And do not confirm the marriage tie until the writing is fulfilled. And know that God knows what is in your souls, so beware of Him. And know that God is Forgiving and Forbearing.
There is no sin for you in that which ye proclaim or hide in your minds concerning your troth with women. Allah knoweth that ye will remember them. But plight not your troth with women except by uttering a recognised form of words. And do not consummate the marriage until (the term) prescribed is run. Know that Allah knoweth what is in your minds, so beware of Him; and know that Allah is Forgiving, Clement
Nor is there any crime in you for that ye make them an offer of marriage, or that ye keep it secret, in your minds. God knows that ye will remember them; but do not propose to them in secret, unless ye speak a reasonable speech; and resolve not on marriage tie until the Book shall reach its time; but know that God knows what is in your souls; so beware! and know that God is forgiving and clement
And then shall no blame attach to you in making proposals of marriage to such women, or in keeping such intention to yourselves? God knoweth that ye will not forget them. But promise them not in secret, unless ye speak honourable words; And resolve not on the marriage tie until the prescribed time be reached; and know that God knoweth what is in your minds: therefore, beware of Him; and know that God is Gracious, Mild
And it shall be no crime in you, whether ye make public overtures of marriage unto such women, within the said four months and ten days, or whether ye conceal such your designs in your minds: God knoweth that ye will remember them. But make no promise unto them privately, unless ye speak honourable words; and resolve not on the knot of marriage, until the prescribed time be accomplished; and know that God knoweth that which is in your minds, therefore beware of him, and know that God is gracious and merciful
لَّا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن طَلَّقْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوْ تَفْرِضُوا۟ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى ٱلْمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُۥ وَعَلَى ٱلْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُۥ مَتَٰعًۢا بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa junaaha 'alaykum in tallaqtumu n-nisaa'a maa lam tamassoohunna aw tafridoo lahunna fareedatan wamatti'oohunna 'alaa l-moosi'i qadaruhu wa'alaa l-muqtiri qadaruhu mataa'an bil-ma'roofi haqqan 'alaa l-muhsineen
DIN 31635lā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum ʾin ṭallaqtumu n-nisāʾa mā lam tamassūhunna ʾaw tafriḍū lahunna farīḍatan wamattiʿūhunna ʿalā l-mūsiʿi qadaruhu waʿalā l-muqtiri qadaruhu matāʿan bil-maʿrūfi ḥaqqan ʿalā l-muḥsinīna
You commit no error by divorcing women before having touched them, or before having set the dowry for them. And compensate them-the wealthy according to his means, and the poor according to his means-with a fair compensation, a duty upon the doers of good.
It is no sin for you if ye divorce women while yet ye have not touched them, nor appointed unto them a portion. Provide for them, the rich according to his means, and the straitened according to his means, a fair provision. (This is) a bounden duty for those who do good
It is no crime in you if ye divorce your women ere you have yet touched them, or settled for them a settlement. But provide maintenance for them; the wealthy according to his power, and the straitened in circumstances according to his power, must provide, in reason;- a duty this upon the kind
It shall be no crime in you if ye divorce your wives so long as ye have not consummated the marriage, nor settled any dowry on them. And provide what is needful for them he who is in ample circumstances according to his means, and he who is straitened, according to his means - with fairness: This is binding on those who do what is right
It shall be no crime in you, if ye divorce your wives, so long as ye have not touched them, nor settled any dowry on them. And provide for them -- he who is at his ease must provide according to his circumstances, and he who is straitened according to his circumstances -- necessaries, according to what shall be reasonable. This is a duty incumbent on the righteous
2:240
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَٰجًا وَصِيَّةً لِّأَزْوَٰجِهِم مَّتَٰعًا إِلَى ٱلْحَوْلِ غَيْرَ إِخْرَاجٍ فَإِنْ خَرَجْنَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى مَا فَعَلْنَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ مِن مَّعْرُوفٍ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena yutawaffawna minkum wayadharoona azwaajan wasiyyatan li'azwaajihim mataa'an ilaa l-hawli ghayra ikhraajin fa'in kharajna falaa junaaha 'alaykum fee maa fa'alna fee anfusihinna min ma'roofin wallaahu 'azeezun hakeem
DIN 31635wallaḏīna yutawaffawna minkum wayaḏarūna ʾazwāǧan waṣiyyatan liʾazwāǧihim matāʿan ʾilā l-ḥawli ġayra ʾiḫrāǧin faʾin ḫaraǧna falā ǧunāḥa ʿalaykum fī mā faʿalna fī ʾanfusihinna min maʿrūfin wallāhu ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
Those of you who die and leave wives behind-a will shall provide their wives with support for a year, provided they do not leave. If they leave, you are not to blame for what they do with themselves, provided it is reasonable. God is Mighty and Wise.
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(In the case of) those of you who are about to die and leave behind them wives, they should bequeath unto their wives a provision for the year without turning them out, but if they go out (of their own accord) there is no sin for you in that which they do of themselves within their rights. Allah is Mighty, Wise
Those of you who die and leave wives, should bequeath to their wives maintenance for a year, without expulsion (from their home); but if they go out, there is no crime in you for what they do of themselves, in reason; but God is mighty and wise
And such of you as shall die and leave wives, shall bequeath their wives a year's maintenance without causing them to quit their homes; but if they quit them of their own accord, then no blame shall attach to you for any disposition they may make of themselves in a fair way. And God is Mighty, Wise
And such of you as shall die and leave wives, ought to bequeath their wives a year's maintenance, without putting them out of their houses: But if they go out voluntarily, it shall be no crime in you, for that which they shall do with themselves, according to what shall be reasonable; God is mighty and wise
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Ata që janë në prag të vdekjes dhe lënë gra pas vetes, duhet të lënë porosi për gratë e tyre që të kenë mjetet e jetesës për një vit të plotë pa u dëbuar nga shtëpia. Mirëpo, nëse ato dalin vetë, atëherë ju nuk keni përgjegjësi për atë që bëjnë ato me vetveten në mënyrë të ligjshme. Allahu është i Gjithëfuqishëm, i Urtë.
আর তোমাদের মধ্যে যারা নিজের মৃত্যু আসন্ন অনুভব করবে এবং স্ত্রীদেরকে রেখে যাবে, তারা যেন তাদের স্ত্রীদেরকে তাদের ঘর-বাড়ী থেকে বের না করে তাদের এক বছরের ভরণ-পোষণের অসিয়াত (ওয়ারিশদেরকে) করে যায়।(৬৭) কিন্তু তারা যদি নিজেরাই বের হয়ে যায়, তবে বিধিমত তারা নিজেদের জন্য যা করবে তাতে তোমাদের কোনো পাপ নেই। আর আল্লাহ মহা পরাক্রমশালী, প্রজ্ঞাময়।
Oni među vama kojima se primiče smrt, a koji iza sebe ostavljaju supruge, treba da im oporukom, unaprijed za godinu dana, odrede izdržavanje i da se one ne udaljuju iz kuće. A ako je same napuste, vi ne snosite grijeh za ono što one lijepo i po propisu sa sobom učine. A Allah je silan i mudar!
Oni među vama kojima se primiče smrt, a koji iza sebe ostavljaju supruge, trebaju im oporukom, unaprijed za godinu dana, odrediti izdržavanje i da se one ne udaljuju iz kuće. A ako je same napuste, vi ne snosite grijeh za ono što one lijepo i po propisu sa sobom učine. A Allah je silan i mudar!
Ɓen maayooɓe e mo'on ɓe acca suddiiɓe: ko wasiyanagol suddiiɓe ɓen dakmitorɗum haa hitaande nden timma, ko aldaa e yaltiŋgol ɓe. Si ɓe yaltii, bakkaatu fawaaki on e kon ko ɓe waɗani ko'e maɓɓe e moƴƴere. Alla ko fooluɗo ñeeñuɗo.
და თქვენგან ისინი (ო, კაცებო), რომლებიც გარდაიცვლებიან და დატოვებენ ცოლებს, — მათთვის (ქვრივებისთვის) არის ანდერძი: სარგებლობა (ანუ გარდაცვლილი ქმრის სახლში ცხოვრება) ერთ წლამდე (მისი სიკვდილის შემდეგ), ისე რომ არ აიძულონ ისინი წავიდნენ (მემკვიდრეთა მხრიდან). ხოლო თუ ისინი თავად გავიდნენ (ნებადართული წესით), მაშინ თქვენზე ცოდვა არ არის იმაში, რასაც ისინი საკუთარ თავთან მიმართებით გააკეთებენ წესისამებრ (შარიათის შესაბამისად). და ალლაჰი ძლევამოსილი, ბრძენია.
Und diejenigen von euch, die abberufen werden und Gattinnen hinterlassen, sollen ihren Gattinnen eine Abfindung für ein (ganzes) Jahr vermachen, ohne sie (aus dem Haus) auszuweisen. Sollten sie aber (von sich aus) ausziehen, so besteht für euch kein Vergehen in dem, was sie mit sich selbst in rechtlicher Weise unternehmen. Und Allah ist allmächtig und allweise.
Και εκείνοι ανάμεσά σας που πεθαίνουν αφήνοντας πίσω (τις) συζύγους (τους) - για τις συζύγους τους υπάρχει ως κληροδότημα μια δέσμευση (από τον Αλλάχ σ’ εσάς): τα προς το ζην (φαγητό, ρουχισμό, διαμονή κλπ.) για ένα έτος και χωρίς να τους κάνει κανείς (από την οικογένεια του θανόντα) να φύγουν (από τα σπίτια των συζύγων τους). Αν όμως φύγουν (οι σύζυγοι από επιλογή τους, πριν τελειώσει το έτος), δεν υπάρχει αμαρτία σε σας (ούτε σε αυτές) για ό,τι κάνουν στον εαυτό τους από επιτρεπτά πράγματα. Και ο Αλλάχ είναι ‘Αζείζ (Παντοδύναμος, Ανίκητος) και Χακείμ (Πάνσοφος).
और जो लोग तुममें से मृत्यु पा जाते हैं तथा पत्नियाँ छोड़ जाते हैं, वे अपनी पत्नियों के लिए एक वर्ष तक घर से निकाले बिना खर्च देने की वसीयत करें। परंतु यदि वे (स्वयं) निकल जाएँ[160], तो तुमपर उसमें कोई पाप नहीं जो वे रीति के अनुसार अपने बारे में करें, और अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली, पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है।
E quelli tra voi che muoiono e lasciano, dopo di loro, mogli[25], lascino un testamento in favore delle mogli, lasciando le provviste necessarie ed esentandole dallo sfratto; se invece se ne vanno per conto loro, non ci sarà per voi nessuna colpa per ciò che vorranno fare della loro vita, nei limiti della legalità. E Allāh è Potente, Saggio.
240. Ir tie iš jūsų, kurie miršta ir palieka žmonas, turėtų testamentu palikti savo žmonoms metinį išlaikymą ir būstą, neišvarydami jų. Tačiau jei jos (žmonos) palieka, nėra nuodėmės jums už tai, ką jos pačios daro, jei tai garbinga (pavyzdžiui, teisėta santuoka). Ir Allahas yra Visagalis, Visa Išmanantis [35].
Isin (dhiirota) irraa isaannan du’anii, niitiiwwan (of duubatti) dhiisan, niitiiwwan isaaniitiif haadhaamanii. (qabeenya dhiisanii du’an irraa) waan waggaa tokkoo isaan itti fayyadaman (haa dhaamanii) odoo mana isaanii irraa hin baafamne. Yoo isaan (niitiiwwan fedha isaanitiin) bahan, badiin isin irra hin jiru, waan beekamaa irraa isaan lubbuu isaanii keessatti hojjataniif. Rabbiin injifataa, ogeessa. [98]
Те из вас, кто скончается и оставит жён, пусть завещают для своих жён содержание на год без выселения. Если же они выйдут [из дома по своей воле], то нет на вас греха в том, что они сделают с собой согласно одобряемому. Аллах — могущественный, мудрый.
Они међу вама којима се примиче смрт, а који иза себе остављају супруге, треба да им опоруком, унапред за годину дана, одреде издржавање и да се оне не удаљују из куће. А ако је саме напусте, ви не сносите грех за оно што оне лепо и по пропису са собом учине. А Аллах је силан и мудар!
Na wale miongoni mwenu wanaofishwa, na wanawaacha wake, na wausie kwa ajili ya wake zao kupata matumizi kwa mwaka mmoja bila ya kuwatoa nyumbani. Na wanawake wenyewe wakiondoka, basi hakuna ubaya wowote juu yenu katika yale waliyojifanyia wenyewe kwa wema. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye hekima.
De av er som dör och efterlämnar hustrur ska ha föreskrivit underhåll åt dem under ett år, utan att de drivs bort. Om de själva lämnar [sina hem], faller inget klander på er för det de gör med sig själva enligt god sed. Gud är allsmäktig, vis.
İçinizden ölüp geriye eşler bırakan erkekler, bir seneye kadar eşleri evlerinden (mirasçılar tarafından) çıkarılmayacak bir geçimlik vasiyet etmiş olmalıdırlar. Şayet kadınlar kendileri çıkarlarsa, kendi haklarında uygun olanı yapmalarından dolayı size bir mesuliyet (günah) yoktur. Allah mutlak galiptir, hüküm ve hikmet sahibidir.
جو لوگ تم میں سے فوت ہوجائیں اور بیویاں چھوڑ جائیں وه وصیت کر جائیں کہ ان کی بیویاں سال بھر تک فائده اٹھائیں[1] انہیں کوئی نہ نکالے، ہاں اگر وه خود نکل جائیں تو تم پر اس میں کوئی گناه نہیں جو وه اپنے لئے اچھائی سے کریں، اللہ تعالیٰ غالب اور حکیم ہے۔
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حَٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)haafizoo 'alaa s-salawaati was-salaati l-wustaa waqoomoo lillaahi qaaniteen
DIN 31635ḥāfiẓū ʿalā ṣ-ṣalawāti waṣ-ṣalāti l-wusṭā waqūmū lillāhi qānitīna
Guard your prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand before God in devotion.
Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up with devotion to Allah
Observe the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand ye attent before God
Observe strictly the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand up full of devotion towards God
Carefully observe the appointed prayers, and the middle prayer, and be assiduous therein, with devotion towards God
فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)fa'in khiftum farijaalan aw rukbaanan fa'idhaa amintum fadhkuroo llaaha kamaa 'allamakum maa lam takoonoo ta'lamoon
DIN 31635faʾin ḫiftum fariǧālan ʾaw rukbānan faʾiḏā ʾamintum faḏkurū llāha kamā ʿallamakum mā lam takūnū taʿlamūna
But if you are in fear, then on foot, or riding. And when you are safe, remember God, as He taught you what you did not know.
And if ye go in fear, then (pray) standing or on horseback. And when ye are again in safety, remember Allah, as He hath taught you that which (heretofore) ye knew not
And if ye fear, then afoot or on horseback; but when ye are in safety remember God, how He taught you while yet ye did not know
And if you have any alarm, then pray on foot or riding: but when you are safe, then remember God, how he hath made you to know what ye knew not
But if ye fear any danger, pray on foot or on horseback; and when ye are safe, remember God, how he hath taught you what as yet ye knew not
2:240 — the verse above
وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَٰتِ مَتَٰعٌۢ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walilmutallaqaati mataa'un bil-ma'roofi haqqan 'alaa l-muttaqeen
DIN 31635walilmuṭallaqāti matāʿun bil-maʿrūfi ḥaqqan ʿalā l-muttaqīna
The translators word this verse differently
And divorced women shall be provided for, equitably-a duty upon the righteous.
For divorced women a provision in kindness: a duty for those who ward off (evil)
And divorced women should have a maintenance in reason,- a duty this on those that fear
And for the divorced let there be a fair provision. This is a duty in those who fear God
And unto those who are divorced, a reasonable provision is also due; this is a duty incumbent on those who fear God
كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika yubayyinu llaahu lakum aayaatihi la'allakum ta'qiloon
DIN 31635kaḏālika yubayyinu llāhu lakum ʾāyātihi laʿallakum taʿqilūna
God thus explains His revelations to you, so that you may understand.
Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations so that ye may understand
Thus does God explain to you His signs; haply ye may understand
Thus God maketh his signs clear to you that ye may understand
Thus God declareth his signs unto you, that ye may understand
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it4 of the 5 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 2:234, 2:240, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - four + months + ten; waiting + period; widows; leave + behind + wives; mourn. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
What was returned and not carried. 1 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried with a reason each, rather than silently discarded: 33:53 - matched on the waiting language; the subject is etiquette in the Prophet's household.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Editorial status
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- Editorially prepared · not independently reviewed — signed by the AALAMIN Editor; no external scholarly review
- Theme
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- Published
- 6 September 2026
- Updated
- 17 September 2026
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