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Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 234

The Cow · Medinan · 286 ayahs

2:234

وَالَّذٖینَ یُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَیَذَرُونَ اَزْوَاجًا یَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِاَنْفُسِهِنَّ اَرْبَعَةَ اَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًاۚ فَاِذَا بَلَغْنَ اَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْكُمْ فٖیمَا فَعَلْنَ فٖٓی اَنْفُسِهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبٖیرٌ

Waallatheena yutawaffawna minkum wayatharoona azwajan yatarabbasna bianfusihinna arbaAAata ashhurin waAAashran faitha balaghna ajalahunna fala junaha AAalaykum feema faAAalna fee anfusihinna bialmaAAroofi waAllahu bima taAAmaloona khabeerun

Translations

And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - they, [the wives, shall] wait four months and ten [days]. And when they have fulfilled their term, then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable manner. And Allah is [fully] Acquainted with what you do

Saheeh International

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

Marmaduke Pickthall