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It shall be no offence for you to divorce your wives before the
marriage is consummated or the dowry settled. Provide for them with
fairness; the rich man according to his means, and the poor man
according to his. This is binding on righteous men. If you divorce them
before the marriage is consummated but after their dowry has been
settled, give them half of their dowry, unless they or the man in whose
hand is the marriage tie agree to forgo it. But it is more pious that he
should forgo it. Do not forget to show kindness to each other. Allah
observes your actions.
Attend regularly to your prayers, including the middle prayer, and
stand up with all devotion before Allah. When you are exposed to
danger, pray on foot or while riding; and when you are restored to
safety rememberAllah, as He has taught youwhat you did not know.
Those who die and leave women behind should bequeath to them a
year's maintenance without causing them to leave their homes; but if
they leave of their own accord, no blame shall be attached to you for
any legitimate course they may deem fit to pursue.Allah is Mighty and
Wise. Reasonable provision should also be made for divorced women.
That is incumbent on righteous men.
Thus Allah makes known to you His revelations that you may
understand.
Have you not considered those that fled the country in thousands for
fear of death? Allah said to them: 'You shall perish,' and then He
brought them back to life. Surely Allah is bountiful to mankind, but
most men do not give thanks.
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