فَإِذَا
بَلَغۡنَ
أَجَلَهُنَّ
فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ
بِمَعۡرُوفٍ
أَوۡ
فَارِقُوهُنَّ
بِمَعۡرُوفٖ
وَأَشۡهِدُواْ
ذَوَيۡ
عَدۡلٖ
مِّنكُمۡ
وَأَقِيمُواْ
ٱلشَّهَٰدَةَ
لِلَّهِۚ
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
يُوعَظُ
بِهِۦ
مَن
كَانَ
يُؤۡمِنُ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ
وَمَن
يَتَّقِ
ٱللَّهَ
يَجۡعَل
لَّهُۥ
مَخۡرَجٗا
٢
Then when they have ˹almost˺ reached the end of their waiting period, either retain them honourably or separate from them honourably.1 And call two of your reliable men to witness ˹either way˺—and ˹let the witnesses˺ bear true testimony for ˹the sake of˺ Allah. This is enjoined on whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day. And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make a way out for them,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term, either retain them according to acceptable terms or part with them according to acceptable terms. And bring to witness two just men from among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allāh. That is instructed to whoever should believe in Allāh and the Last Day. And whoever fears Allāh - He will make for him a way out1
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Ordaining Kindness towards Divorced Women
Allah the Exalted says that when the woman who is in her `Iddah nears the end of the `Iddah term, the husband must decide to reconcile with her, thus keeping their marriage together,
بِمَعْرُوفٍ
(in a good manner) while being kind to her in their companionship.
…Ordaining Kindness towards Divorced Women
Allah the Exalted says that when the woman who is in her `Iddah nears the end of the `Iddah term, the husband
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