Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 234
| وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنْفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ۖ فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا فَعَلْنَ فِي أَنْفُسِهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'alladhena yutawaffawn min -kum wa- yadharon azwaaj(an) yatarabbas.na bi- anfus -hinna arbacah ashhur wa- cashr(an) fa- 'idhaa balaghnaa 'ajal -hunna fa- laa junaah. calay -kum fe maa facalna fe anfus -hinna bi- al- macrof wa- 'allaah bi- maa tacmalon khaber |
| Pickthall | : | 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. |
| Asad | : | And if any of you die and leave wives behind, they shall undergo, without remarrying,221 a waiting-period of four months and ten days; whereupon, when they have reached the end of their waiting-term, there shall be no sin222 in whatever they may do with their persons in a lawful manner. And God is aware of all that you do. |
| Malik | : | As for those of you who die and leave widows behind, let them abstain from marriage for four months and ten days: when they have reached the end of this period, there is no blame on you for what they do for themselves in a decent manner. Allah is aware of what you do. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | If any of you die and leave widows behind they shall wait concerning themselves four months and ten days: when they have fulfilled their term there is no blame on you if they dispose of themselves in a just and reasonable manner. And Allah is well acquainted with what ye do. 267 |
Note - 221Lit., "by themselves".
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Note - 222Lit., "you will incur no sin". Since, obviously, the
whole community is addressed here (Zamakhshari), the
rendering "there shall be no sin" would seem appropriate.
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Note - 267The 'Iddat of widowhood (four months and ten days) is
longer than the 'Iddat of divorce (three monthly courses,
ii. 228). In the latter the only consideration is to
ascertain if there is any unborn issues of the marriage
dissolved. This is clear from xxxiii. 49, where it is
laid down that there is no 'Iddat for virgin divorces.
In the former there is in addition the consideration of
mourning and respect for the deceased husband. In either
case, if it is proved that there is unborn issue, there
is of course no question of remarriage for the woman
until it is born and for a reasonable time afterwards.
Meanwhile here maintenance on a reasonable scale is
chargeable to the late husband or his estate.
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The 'Iddat of widowhood (four months and ten days) is longer than the 'Iddat of divorce (three monthly courses, ii. 228). In the latter the only consideration is to ascertain if there is any unborn issues of the marriage dissolved. This is clear from xxxiii. 49, where it is laid down that there is no 'Iddat for virgin divorces. In the former there is in addition the consideration of mourning and respect for the deceased husband. In either case, if it is proved that there is unborn issue, there is of course no question of remarriage for the woman until it is born and for a reasonable time afterwards. Meanwhile here maintenance on a reasonable scale is chargeable to the late husband or his estate. |
