Surah Talaq ayat 4 Tafsir Quran 65:4

﴿وَاللَّائِي يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَائِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّائِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ ۚ وَأُولَاتُ الْأَحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْرًا﴾
[ الطلاق: 4]

65:4 And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.

And as for those of your women who read allā’ī or allā’i in both instances no longer expect to menstruate if you have any doubts about their waiting period their prescribed waiting period shall be three months and also for those who have not yet menstruated because of their young age their period shall also be three months — both cases apply to other than those whose spouses have died; for these latter their period is prescribed in the verse they shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days Q. 2234. And those who are pregnant their term the conclusion of their prescribed waiting period if divorced or if their spouses be dead shall be when they deliver. And whoever fears God He will make matters ease for him in this world and in the Hereafter.

And those of your women who have renounced the hope of experiencing their menstrual courses again, and you are in doubt of the date or of the nature of the discharge, then they have to wait for a set period of three months. A similar set period is obligatory to those who have not yet experienced these periodic courses. As for those who are in process of gestation, their set period accords with the duration of the pregnancy and ends when they have been relieved of their burden; and he who entertains the profound reverence dutiful Allah, will Allah facilitate his task and lead him to a facile and useful life

The `Iddah of Those in Menopause and Those Who do not have Menses Allah the Exalted clarifies the waiting period of the woman in menopause.
And that is the one whose menstruation has stopped due to her older age.
Her `Iddah is three months instead of the three monthly cycles for those who menstruate, which is based upon the Ayah in ( Surat ) Al-Baqarah.
see 2:228 The same for the young, who have not reached the years of menstruation.
Their `Iddah is three months like those in menopause.
This is the meaning of His saying; وَاللَّـتِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ ( and for those who have no courses... ) as for His saying; إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ ( if you have doubt... ) There are two opinions: First, is the saying of a group of the Salaf, like Mujahid, Az-Zuhri and Ibn Zayd.
That is, if they see blood and there is doubt if it was menstrual blood or not.
The second, is that if you do not know the ruling in this case, then know that their `Iddah is three months.
This has been reported from Sa`id bin Jubayr and it is the view preferred by Ibn Jarir.
And this is the more obvious meaning.
Supporting this view is what is reported from Ubay bin Ka`b that he said, "O Allah's Messenger! Some women were not mentioned in the Qur'an, the young, the old and the pregnant." Allah the Exalted and Most Honored sent down this Ayah, وَاللاَّئِى يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَـثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّـتِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ وَأُوْلَـتُ الاٌّحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ( Those in menopause among your women, for them the `Iddah, if you have doubt, is three months; and for those who have no courses.
And for those who are pregnant, their `Iddah is until they lay down their burden. ) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded a simpler narration than this one from Ubay bin Ka`b who said, "O Allah's Messenger! When the Ayah in Surat Al-Baqarah was revealed prescribing the `Iddah of divorce, some people in Al-Madinah said, `There are still some women whose `Iddah has not been mentioned in the Qur'an.
There are the young, the old whose menstruation is discontinued, and the pregnant.' Later on, this Ayah was revealed, وَاللاَّئِى يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَـثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّـتِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ ( Those in menopause among your women, for them the `Iddah, if you have doubt, is three months; and for those who have no courses. )" `Iddah of Pregnant Women Allah's statement, وَأُوْلَـتُ الاٌّحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ( And for those who are pregnant, their `Iddah is until they lay down their burden; ) Allah says: the pregnant woman's `Iddah ends when she gives birth, whether in the case of divorce or death of the husband, according to the agreement of the majority of scholars of the Salaf and later generations.
This is based upon this honorable Ayah and what is mentioned in the Prophetic Sunnah.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Salamah said, "A man came to Ibn `Abbas while Abu Hurayrah was sitting with him and said, `Give me your verdict regarding a lady who delivered a baby forty days after the death of her husband.' Ibn `Abbas said,` Her `Iddah period lasts until the end of the longest among the two prescribed periods.' I recited, وَأُوْلَـتُ الاٌّحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ( For those who are pregnant, their prescribed period is until they deliver their burdens; ) Abu Hurayrah said, `I agree with my cousin ( Abu Salamah ).' Then Ibn `Abbas sent his slave Kurayb to Umm Salamah to ask her.
She replied, `The husband of Subay`ah Al-Aslamiyyah was killed while she was pregnant, and she delivered a baby forty days after his death.
Then she received a marriage proposal and Allah's Messenger ﷺ married her to somebody.
Abu As-Sanabil was one of those who proposed to her." Al-Bukhari collected this short form of the Hadith, which Muslim and other scholars of Hadith collected using its longer form.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Miswar bin Makhramah said, "Subay`ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth to a child a few days after the death of her husband.
When she finished the postdelivery term, she was proposed to.
So she sought the permission of Allah's Messenger ﷺ for the marriage, and he permitted her to marry, so she got married." Al-Bukhari collected this narration, as did Muslim, Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah with a different chain of narration from the Hadith of Subay`ah.
Muslim bin Al-Hajjaj recorded that `Ubaydullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utbah said that his father wrote to `Umar bin `Abdullah bin Al-Arqam Az-Zuhri, requesting that he go to Subay`ah bint Al-Harith Al-Aslamiyyah to ask her about the matter in question, and about what Allah's Messenger ﷺ said to her when she sought his verdict.
`Umar bin `Abdullah wrote to `Ubaydullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utbah informing him that Subay`ah told him that she had been married to Sa`d bin Khawlah, and he was one of those who participated in the battle of Badr.
He died during the Farewell Pilgrimage, while she was pregnant.
Soon after his death, she gave birth.
When she passed the postnatal term, she beautified herself for those who might propose to her.
Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba`kak came to her and said, `Why do I see you have beautified yourself Do you wish to remarry By Allah, you cannot marry unless four months and ten days have passed." Subay`ah said, "When he said that, I dressed myself in the evening and went to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and asked him about his verdict.
He gave me a religious verdict that I was allowed to marry after I had given birth to my child, saying I could marry if I wish." This is the narration that Muslim collected.
Al-Bukhari collected this Hadith in a shorter form.
Allah's statement, وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْراً ( and whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make his matter easy for him. ) means, Allah will make his matters lenient for him and will soon bring forth relief and a quick way out, ذَلِكَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ أَنزَلَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ( That is the command of Allah, which He has sent down to you; ) meaning, this is His commandment and legislation that He sent down to you through His Messenger , وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّئَـتِهِ وَيُعْظِمْ لَهُ أَجْراً ( and whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will expiate from him his sins, and will increase his reward. ) means, Allah will prevent what he fears and multiply his reward even for the little good he does.

(65:4) The waiting period of those of your women who have lost all expectation of menstruation shall be three months *12 in case you entertain any doubt; and the same shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated. *13 As for pregnant women, their waiting period shall be until the delivery of their burden. *14 Allah will create ease for him who fears Allah.

And those who no longer expect menstruation meaning

*12) This is in respect of the women who no longer menstruation and have reached menopause because of age.
Their waiting-period will be reckoned from the day divorce was pronounced on them and three months imply three lunar months.
If divorce was pronounced at the commencement of the lunar month.
it is agreed that the waiting-period will be reckoned with regard to the sighting of the new moon; and if it was pronounced somewhere in the middle of the month, according to Imam Abu Hanifah, three months will have to be completed reckoning each month of 30 days.
( Badai' as-Sami ).

As for the women whose courses are irregular due to sonic reason, the jurists have held different opinions:
Hadrat Sa'id bin al-Musayyab says that Hadrat `Umar ruled: " If the woman who has been divorced stops having menses after having them once or twice after the divorce, she will wait for 9 months.
If signs of pregnancy appear, well and good, otherwise after the passage of 9 months, she should observe the waiting-period of three additional months.
Then she would be lawful for marriage to another person.

Ibn 'Abbas, Qatadah and `Ikrimah say that the waiting-period of the woman who has not menstruated for a year, is three months.

Ta'us says that the waiting-period of the woman who menstntates once in a year, is three mensturations.
This very opinion has been reported from Hadrat 'Uthman, Hadrat 'Ali and Hadrat Zaid bin Thabit.

Imam Malik relates that a person Habban by name divorced his wife during the period when she was suckling her child.
A year passed on it, but she did not have the menses.
Then the man died.
The divorced wife laid claim to inheritance.
The case came before Hadrat `Uthman.
He consulted with Hadrat 'AIi and Hadrat Zaid bin Thabit, and gave the decision that the woman was an heiress.
The .argument given was that the woman was neither of those women a who might have desaired of menstruation, nor of those girls who may not have menstruated yet: therefore, up till the husband's death she was on the menses she had discharged last, and had still to pass her waiting-period.

The Hanafis say that the waiting-period of the woman, who no longer menstruates, which may not be on account of menopause so that there may be no hope of her having it later will either be reckoned from the menstnration if she has it in the future, or in accordance with the age at which women generally reach menopause, and after attaining that age she will pass three months of the waitingperiod in order to be released from the marriage bond.
The same opinion is held by Imam Shafe'i.
Imam Thauri and Imam Laith, and the same also is the view of Hadrat 'Umar Hadrat 'Uthman and Hadrat Zaid bin Thabit.

Imam Malik has adopted the view of Hadrat 'Umar and Hadrat 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas and it is this: The woman will first pass nine months.
If she dces not have her menses during thin period, she will pass three months of the waiting-period like like the woman who has despaired of menstruation, Ibn al-Qasim explaining the viewpoint of Imam Malik says: The period of nine months will be reckoned from the day she became free from the previous menstrual discharge and not from the day divorce was pronounced on her.
( AlI these have been taken from al-Jassas, Ahkam al-Qur'an and al-Kasani, Badai as-Sana`i ).

Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal says that if the woman whose waiting-period started from menstnration despairs of menstnration during the waiting-period, she will be required to pass the waiting-period of the menopausal woman and not of the women who menstruate regularly.
And if she stops menstruating and the cause of the cessation is unknown, she will first pass nine months in the doubt of pregnancy, and then will have to complete three months of the waiting-period, And if the cause of the cessation of the menses becomes known, e.g.
a disease, or suckling, or some other cause, she will lie in the waiting-period till the tithe that either she starts having the menses again so that the waiting-period may be reckoned in accordance with the courses, or she reaches menopause and may pass the waiting-period of the menopausal woman.
( Al-Insaf ).

*13) They may not have menstruated as yet either because of young age, or delayed menstrual discharge as it happens in the case of some women, or because of no discharge at aII throughout life which, though rare, may also be the case.
In any case, the waiting-period of such a woman is the same as of the woman, who has stopped menstruation, that is three months from the time divorce was pronounced.

Here, one should bear in mind the fact that according to the explanations given in the Qur'an the question of the waiting period arises in respect of the women with whom marriage may have been consummated, for there is no waiting-period in case divorce is pronounced before the consumation of marriage.
( Al-Ahzab: 49 ).
Therefore, making mention of the waiting-period for the girls who have not yet menstruated, clearly proves that it is not only permissible to give away the girl in marriage at this age but it is also pemssible for the husband to consummate marriage with her.
Now, obviously no Muslim has the right to forbid a thing which the Qur'an has held as permissible.

The girl who is divorced in the state when she has not yet menstruated and then she starts having the menses during the waiting-period, will reckon her waiting-period from the same mentruation and her waiting-period will be reckoned just like the woman who menstruates regularly.

*14) The consensus of scholarly opinion is that the waiting-period of the pregnant divorced woman is till child birth.
But a difference of opinion has occurred about whether the same also applies to the woman whose husband may die during her pregnancy.
The dispute has arisen because in Al-Baqarah: 234 the waiting-period of the woman whose husband dies has been laid down as four months and ten days, and there is no mention whatever whether this injunction applies to all widows generally or only to those who are not pregnant,
Hadrat 'Ali and Hadrat `Abdullah bin 'Abbas, reading both these verses together, have drawn the rule that the waiting-period of the pregnant divorced woman is till child-birth, but that of the pregnant widow is the longer of the two periods, whether it be of the divorced woman or of the pregnant woman.
For example, if delivery takes place before four months and ten days, she will have to observe a waiting period of four months and ten days, and if it dces not take place till then, her waiting period will come to an end at delivery.
The same is the viewpoint of the Imamiah sect of the Shi'as.

Hadrat 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud says that this verse of Surrah At-Talaq was sent down after the verse of Surah Al-Baqarah; therefore, the later injunction has made the earlier injunction particularly applicable to the non pregnant widow, and has laid down the waiting-period of every pregnant woman as till child birth, whether she is divorced or widowed, Accordingly, whether delivery takes place immediately after the husband's death, or takes longer than four months and ten days, the woman's waiting-period in any case will come to an end at the birth of the child.
This view is supported by this tradition of Hadrat Ubayy bin Ka'b.
He says, "When this verse of Surah At Talaq came down, I asked the Holy Prophet 1 upon whom be AIIah 's peace): Is it both for the divorced woman and for the widow?" The Holy Prophet replied: "Yes." In another tradition the Holy Prophet further explained it thus: "The waiting period of every pregnant woman is till child-birth." ( Ibn Jarir, Ibn Abu Hatim.
Ibn Hajar says that although its reliability is questionable, yet as it has been related through several chains of transmitters, one has to admit that it has some basis ).
More than that, it is further confirmed by the incident concerning Subai'ah-i Aslamiyyah which occurred in the sacred time of the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be Allah's peace ) himself.
She became a widow during her pregnancy and a few days after her husband's death ( according to some traditions 20 days, according to others 23 days.
25 days, 40 days or 35 days ) she delivered her burden.
The Holy Prophet was asked for his ruling concerning her and Ire permitted her to re-marry.
This incident has been related by Bukhari and Muslim in different ways on the authority of Hadrat Umm Salamah.
This same incident has been related by Bukhari Muslim, Imam Ahmed Abu Da'ud, Nasa`i and Ibn Majah with different chains of transmitters on the authority of Hadrat Miswar bin Makhramah also.
Muslim has cited this statement of Subai'ah-i Aslamiyyah herself: 'I was the wife of Hadrat Sa'd bin Khawalah.
He died during the Farewell Pilgrimage when I was pregnant.
A few days after his death I gave birth to a child.
A man told me that I could not remarry before the expiry of four months and ten days.
I went and asked the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be Allah's peace ) and he gave the verdict: You have become lawful as soon as you gave birth to the child: you can re-marry if you so like'. " This tradition has been related briefly by Bukhari also.

This same viewpoint has been reported from a large number of the Companions.
Imam Malik, Imam Shafe'i, 'Abdur Razzaq, Ibn Abi Shaibah and Ibn al-Mundhir have related that when Hadrat `Abdullah bin `Umar was asked concerning the pregnant widow, he replied that her waiting-period is till childbirth.
At this a man from among the Ansar confirmed, saying: " Hadrat `Umar had said that even if the deceased husband had not yet been buried,and his body still lay on bed in the house and his wife gave birth to a child, she would become pure and lawful for remarriage. " The same opinion was held by Hadrat Abu Hurairah, Hadrat Abu Mansur Badri and Hadrat `A'ishah, and the same has been adopted by the four Sunni Imams and the other early jurists.

The Shafe`is say that if the pregnant woman has more children than one in her womb, her waiting-period will come to an end at the -birth of the last child; even if it is still born, the waiting-period will expire at its birth.
In case of abortion, if the mid-wives, on the basis of their knowledge and experience, state that it was not merely a piece of flesh but had human form, or that it was not a tumour but a human embryo, their statement will be admitted and the waiting period will expire.
( Mughni, al-Muhtaj ).
The viewpoint of the Hanbalis and the Hanafis is also very close to it.
But in case of abortion, their viewpoint is that unless the human form is clearly visible, the mid-wives' statement that it is human embryo, will not be admitted and this will not bring the waiting-period to an end.
( Bade ias-Sane i; AI-Insaf ).
But in the modem times by means of medical investigation it can be easily ascertained whether what has been expelled from the womb was actually something of the nature of human foetus or a kind of tumour or congealed blood.
Therefore, whenever it is possible to obtain expert medical opinion, it can be easily decided whether what is described as abortion, was really abortion or not, and whether it has brought the waiting-period to an end or not.
However, in cases when such medical investigation is not possible, the viewpoint of the Hanbalis and the Hanafis itself is preferable and it is not fit to rely on the ignorant mid-wives.

 

The `Iddah of Those in Menopause and Those Who do not have Menses Allah the Exalted clarifies the waiting period of the woman in menopause.
And that is the one whose menstruation has stopped due to her older age.
Her `Iddah is three months instead of the three monthly cycles for those who menstruate, which is based upon the Ayah in ( Surat ) Al-Baqarah.
see 2:228 The same for the young, who have not reached the years of menstruation.
Their `Iddah is three months like those in menopause.
This is the meaning of His saying; وَاللَّـتِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ ( and for those who have no courses... ) as for His saying; إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ ( if you have doubt... ) There are two opinions: First, is the saying of a group of the Salaf, like Mujahid, Az-Zuhri and Ibn Zayd.
That is, if they see blood and there is doubt if it was menstrual blood or not.
The second, is that if you do not know the ruling in this case, then know that their `Iddah is three months.
This has been reported from Sa`id bin Jubayr and it is the view preferred by Ibn Jarir.
And this is the more obvious meaning.
Supporting this view is what is reported from Ubay bin Ka`b that he said, "O Allah's Messenger! Some women were not mentioned in the Qur'an, the young, the old and the pregnant." Allah the Exalted and Most Honored sent down this Ayah, وَاللاَّئِى يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَـثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّـتِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ وَأُوْلَـتُ الاٌّحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ( Those in menopause among your women, for them the `Iddah, if you have doubt, is three months; and for those who have no courses.
And for those who are pregnant, their `Iddah is until they lay down their burden. ) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded a simpler narration than this one from Ubay bin Ka`b who said, "O Allah's Messenger! When the Ayah in Surat Al-Baqarah was revealed prescribing the `Iddah of divorce, some people in Al-Madinah said, `There are still some women whose `Iddah has not been mentioned in the Qur'an.
There are the young, the old whose menstruation is discontinued, and the pregnant.' Later on, this Ayah was revealed, وَاللاَّئِى يَئِسْنَ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ مِن نِّسَآئِكُمْ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَعِدَّتُهُنَّ ثَلَـثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَاللَّـتِي لَمْ يَحِضْنَ ( Those in menopause among your women, for them the `Iddah, if you have doubt, is three months; and for those who have no courses. )" `Iddah of Pregnant Women Allah's statement, وَأُوْلَـتُ الاٌّحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ( And for those who are pregnant, their `Iddah is until they lay down their burden; ) Allah says: the pregnant woman's `Iddah ends when she gives birth, whether in the case of divorce or death of the husband, according to the agreement of the majority of scholars of the Salaf and later generations.
This is based upon this honorable Ayah and what is mentioned in the Prophetic Sunnah.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Salamah said, "A man came to Ibn `Abbas while Abu Hurayrah was sitting with him and said, `Give me your verdict regarding a lady who delivered a baby forty days after the death of her husband.' Ibn `Abbas said,` Her `Iddah period lasts until the end of the longest among the two prescribed periods.' I recited, وَأُوْلَـتُ الاٌّحْمَالِ أَجَلُهُنَّ أَن يَضَعْنَ حَمْلَهُنَّ ( For those who are pregnant, their prescribed period is until they deliver their burdens; ) Abu Hurayrah said, `I agree with my cousin ( Abu Salamah ).' Then Ibn `Abbas sent his slave Kurayb to Umm Salamah to ask her.
She replied, `The husband of Subay`ah Al-Aslamiyyah was killed while she was pregnant, and she delivered a baby forty days after his death.
Then she received a marriage proposal and Allah's Messenger ﷺ married her to somebody.
Abu As-Sanabil was one of those who proposed to her." Al-Bukhari collected this short form of the Hadith, which Muslim and other scholars of Hadith collected using its longer form.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Miswar bin Makhramah said, "Subay`ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth to a child a few days after the death of her husband.
When she finished the postdelivery term, she was proposed to.
So she sought the permission of Allah's Messenger ﷺ for the marriage, and he permitted her to marry, so she got married." Al-Bukhari collected this narration, as did Muslim, Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah with a different chain of narration from the Hadith of Subay`ah.
Muslim bin Al-Hajjaj recorded that `Ubaydullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utbah said that his father wrote to `Umar bin `Abdullah bin Al-Arqam Az-Zuhri, requesting that he go to Subay`ah bint Al-Harith Al-Aslamiyyah to ask her about the matter in question, and about what Allah's Messenger ﷺ said to her when she sought his verdict.
`Umar bin `Abdullah wrote to `Ubaydullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utbah informing him that Subay`ah told him that she had been married to Sa`d bin Khawlah, and he was one of those who participated in the battle of Badr.
He died during the Farewell Pilgrimage, while she was pregnant.
Soon after his death, she gave birth.
When she passed the postnatal term, she beautified herself for those who might propose to her.
Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba`kak came to her and said, `Why do I see you have beautified yourself Do you wish to remarry By Allah, you cannot marry unless four months and ten days have passed." Subay`ah said, "When he said that, I dressed myself in the evening and went to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and asked him about his verdict.
He gave me a religious verdict that I was allowed to marry after I had given birth to my child, saying I could marry if I wish." This is the narration that Muslim collected.
Al-Bukhari collected this Hadith in a shorter form.
Allah's statement, وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْراً ( and whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make his matter easy for him. ) means, Allah will make his matters lenient for him and will soon bring forth relief and a quick way out, ذَلِكَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ أَنزَلَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ( That is the command of Allah, which He has sent down to you; ) meaning, this is His commandment and legislation that He sent down to you through His Messenger , وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّئَـتِهِ وَيُعْظِمْ لَهُ أَجْراً ( and whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will expiate from him his sins, and will increase his reward. ) means, Allah will prevent what he fears and multiply his reward even for the little good he does.

( And for such of your women as despair of menstruation ) because of old age, ( if ye doubt ) about their waiting period, ( their period (of waiting ) shall be three months) upon which another man asked: O Messenger of Allah! What about the waiting period of those who do not have menstruation because they are too young? ( along with those who have it not ) because of young age, their waiting period is three months. Another man asked: what is the waiting period for those women who are pregnant? ( And for those with child ) i.e. those who are pregnant, ( their period ) their waiting period ( shall be till they bring forth their burden ) their child. ( And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah ) and whoever fears Allah regarding what he commands him, ( He maketh his course easy for him ) He makes his matter easy; and it is also said this means: He will help him to worship Him well.

And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the 'Iddah (prescribed period), if you have doubts (about their periods), is three months, and for those who have no courses [(i.e. they are still immature) their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is three months likewise, except in case of death]. And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is until they deliver (their burdens), and whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.

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