O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their waiting-period,1 and compute the waiting period accurately,2 and hold Allah, your Lord, in awe. Do not turn them out of their homes (during the waiting period) – nor should they go away (from their homes)3– unless they have committed a manifestly evil deed.4 Such are the bounds set by Allah; and he who transgresses the bounds set by Allah commits a wrong against himself. You do not know: maybe Allah will cause something to happen to pave the way (for reconciliation).5