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| 1. [2:229] | Alttalaqu marratanifa-imsakun bimaAAroofin aw tasreehun bi-ihsaninwala yahillu lakum an ta/khuthoo mimmaataytumoohunna shay-an illa an yakhafaalla yuqeema hudooda Allahi fa-inkhiftum alla yuqeema hudooda Allahifala junaha AAalayhima feema iftadatbihi tilka hudoodu Allahi fala taAAtadoohawaman yataAAadda hudooda Allahi faola-ikahumu alththalimoona |  الطلاق مرتان فإمساك بمعروف أو تسريح بإحسان ولا يحل لكم أن تأخذوا مما آتيتموهن شيئا إلا أن يخافا ألا يقيما حدود الله فإن خفتم ألا يقيما حدود الله فلا جناح عليهما فيما افتدت به تلك حدود الله فلا تعتدوها ومن يتعد حدود الله فأولئك هم الظالمونالطَّلاَقُ مَرَّتَانِ فَإِمْسَاكٌ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌ بِإِحْسَانٍ وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَأْخُذُواْ مِمَّا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ أَن يَخَافَا أَلاَّ يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللّهِ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلاَّ يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللّهِ فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا افْتَدَتْ بِهِ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللّهِ فَلاَ تَعْتَدُوهَا وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ اللّهِ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | طلاق (صرف) دو بار (تک) ہے پھر یا تو (بیوی کو) اچھے طریقے سے (زوجیت میں) روک لینا ہے یا بھلائی کے ساتھ چھوڑ دینا ہے، اور تمہارے لئے جائز نہیں کہ جو چیزیں تم انہیں دے چکے ہو اس میں سے کچھ واپس لو سوائے اس کے کہ دونوں کو اندیشہ ہو کہ (اب رشتۂ زوجیت برقرار رکھتے ہوئے) دونوں اﷲ کی حدود کو قائم نہ رکھ سکیں گے، پھر اگر تمہیں اندیشہ ہو کہ دونوں اﷲ کی حدود کو قائم نہ رکھ سکیں گے، سو (اندریں صورت) ان پر کوئی گناہ نہیں کہ بیوی (خود) کچھ بدلہ دے کر (اس تکلیف دہ بندھن سے) آزادی لے لے، یہ اﷲ کی (مقرر کی ہوئی) حدیں ہیں، پس تم ان سے آگے مت بڑھو اور جو لوگ اﷲ کی حدود سے تجاوز کرتے ہیں سو وہی لوگ ظالم ہیں | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | A divorce is only permissible twice: after that, the parties should either hold Together on equitable terms, or separate with kindness. It is not lawful for you, (Men), to take back any of your gifts (from your wives), except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. If ye (judges) do indeed fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah, there is no blame on either of them if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordained by Allah; so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordained by Allah, such persons wrong (Themselves as well as others).
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| Ahmed Ali | طلاق دو مرتبہ ہے پھر بھلائی کے ساتھ روک لینا ہے یا نیکی کے ساتھ چھوڑ دنیا ہے اور تمہارے یے اس میں سے کچھ بھی لینا جائز نہیں جو تم نے انہیں دیا ہے مگر یہ کہ دونوں ڈریں کہ الله کی حدیں قائم نہیں رکھ سکیں گے پھر اگرتمہیں خوف ہو کہ دونوں الله کی حدیں قائم نہیں رکھ سکیں گے تو ان دونوں پر اس میں کوئی گناہ نہیں کہ عورت معاوضہ دے کر پیچھا چھڑالے یہ الله کی حدیں ہیں سو ان سے تجاوز نہ کرو اورجو الله کی حدوں سے تجاوز کرے گا سو وہی ظالم ہیں | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | یہ طلاق دو بار تک ہے پھر بھلائی کے ساتھ روک لینا ہے یا نکوئی (اچھے سلوک) کے ساتھ چھوڑ دینا ہے اور تمہیں روا نہیں کہ جو کچھ عورتوں کو دیا اس میں سے کچھ واپس لو مگر جب دونوں کو اندیشہ ہو کہ اللہ کی حدیں قائم نہ کریں گے پھر اگر تمہیں خوف ہو کہ وہ دونوں ٹھیک انہیں حدوں پر نہ رہیں گے تو ان پر کچھ گناہ نہیں اس میں جو بدلہ دے کر عورت چھٹی لے، یہ اللہ کی حدیں ہیں ان سے آگے نہ بڑھو اور جو اللہ کی حدوں سے آگے بڑھے تو وہی لوگ ظالم ہیں، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | طلاق دو بار ہے پھر یا تو روک لیا جائے اچھّے طریقے سے یا رخصت کردیا جائے بھلے طریقے سے۔ اور نہیں جائز ہے تمہارے لیے یہ کہ واپس لو تم اس میں سے جو دے چُکے ہو انہیں کچھ بھی مگر یہ کہ (میاں بیوی) دونوں ڈریں اس بات سے کہ نہ قائم رکھ سکیں گے اللہ کی (مقرر کردہ) حدیں۔ پھر اگر ڈر ہوتم لوگوں کو بھی اس بات کا کہ نہ قائم رکھ سکیں گے وہ دونوں اللہ کی حدوں کو تو نہیں ہے کچھ گناہ ان دونوں پر اس (معاوضہ) میں جو بطور فدیہ دے عورت۔ یہ ہیں اللہ کی (مقرر کردہ) حدیں سو نہ تجاوز کرنا تم ان سے اور جو کوئی تجاوز کرتا ہے اللہ کی (مقرر کردہ) حدوں سے تو ایسے ہی لوگ ظالم ہیں۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | طلاق (صرف) دوبار ہے (یعنی جب دو دفعہ طلاق دے دی جائے تو) پھر (عورتوں کو) یا تو بطریق شائستہ (نکاح میں) رہنے دینا یا بھلائی کے ساتھ چھوڑ دینا۔ اور یہ جائز نہیں کہ جو مہر تم ان کو دے چکے ہو اس میں سے کچھ واپس لے لو۔ ہاں اگر زن و شوہر کو خوف ہو کہ وہ خدا کی حدوں کو قائم نہیں رکھ سکیں گے تو اگر عورت (خاوند کے ہاتھ سے) رہائی پانے کے بدلے میں کچھ دے ڈالے تو دونوں پر کچھ گناہ نہیں۔ یہ خدا کی (مقرر کی ہوئی) حدیں ہیں ان سے باہر نہ نکلنا۔ اور جو لوگ خدا کی حدوں سے باہر نکل جائیں گے وہ گنہگار ہوں گے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | طلاق رجعی ہے دو بار تک اسکے بعد رکھ لینا موافق دستور کے یا چھوڑ دینا بھلی طرح سے اور تم کو روا نہیں کہ لے لو کچھ اپنا دیا ہوا عورتوں سے مگر جبکہ خاوند عورت دونوں ڈریں اس بات سے کہ قائم نہ رکھ سکیں گے حکم اللہ کا پھر اگر تم لوگ ڈرو اس بات سے کہ | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | طلاق دو بار ہے پھر یا تو سیدھی طرح عورت کو روک لیا جائے یا بھلے طریقے سے اس کو رخصت کر دیا جائے اور رخصت کر تے ہوئے ایسا کرنا تمہارے لیے جائز نہیں ہے کہ جو کچھ تم انہیں دے چکے ہو، اُس میں سے کچھ واپس لے لو البتہ یہ صورت مستثنیٰ ہے کہ زوجین کو اللہ کے حدود پر قائم نہ رہ سکنے کا اندیشہ ہو ایسی صورت میں اگر تمہیں یہ خوف ہو کہ وہ دونوں حدود الٰہی پر قائم نہ رہیں گے، تو اُن دونوں کے درمیان یہ معاملہ ہو جانے میں مضائقہ نہیں کہ عورت اپنے شوہر کو کچھ معاوضہ دے کر علیحدگی حاصل کر لے یہ اللہ کے مقرر کردہ حدود ہیں، اِن سے تجاوز نہ کرو اور جو لوگ حدود الٰہی سے تجاوز کریں، وہی ظالم ہیں | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | The divorce (is) two times/twice, so holding/clinging/refraining (the marriage) with kindness/generosity or divorcing/releasing with goodness , and (it is) not permitted/allowed that you (M) to take/receive from what you gave them (F) a thing, except that they (B) fear that (they) do not take care of (B) God's limits/boundaries , so if you feared (that they) do not take care of (B) God's limits/boundaries , so no offense/sin on them (B) in what she ransomed/compensated with it. Those are God's limits/boundaries , so do not transgress/violate it, and who transgresses/violates God's limits/boundaries , so those are, they are the unjust/oppressive. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | A divorce is only permissible twice: after that, the parties should either hold Together on equitable terms, or separate with kindness. It is not lawful for you, (Men), to take back any of your gifts (from your wives), except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah. If ye (judges) do indeed fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah, there is no blame on either of them if she give something for her freedom. These are the limits ordained by Allah; so do not transgress them if any do transgress the limits ordained by Allah, such persons wrong (Themselves as well as others). | ||||||
| Pickthal | Divorce must be pronounced twice and then (a woman) must be retained in honour or released in kindness. And it is not lawful for you that ye take from women aught of that which ye have given them; except (in the case) when both fear that they may not be able to keep within the limits (imposed by) Allah. And if ye fear that they may not be able to keep the limits of Allah, in that case it is no sin for either of them if the woman ransom herself. These are the limits (imposed by) Allah. Transgress them not. For whoso transgresseth Allah's limits: such are wrong-doers. | ||||||
| Arberry | Divorce is twice; then honourable retention or setting free kindly. It is not lawful for you to take of what you have given them unless the couple fear they may not maintain God's bounds; if you fear they may not maintain God's bounds, it is no fault in them for her to redeem herself. Those are God's bounds; do not transgress them. Whosoever transgresses the bounds of God -- those are the evildoers. | ||||||
| Shakir | Divorce may be (pronounced) twice, then keep (them) in good fellowship or let (them) go with kindness; and it is not lawful for you to take any part of what you have given them, unless both fear that they cannot keep within the limits of Allah; then if you fear that they cannot keep within the limits of Allah, there is no blame on them for what she gives up to become free thereby. These are the limits of Allah, so do not exceed them and whoever exceeds the limits of Allah these it is that are the unjust. | ||||||
| Sarwar | A marital relation can only be resumed after the first and second divorce, otherwise it must be continued with fairness or terminated with kindness. It is not lawful for you to take back from women what you have given them unless you are afraid of not being able to observe God's law. In this case, it would be no sin for her to pay a ransom to set herself free from the bond of marriage. These are the laws of God. Do not transgress against them; those who do so are unjust. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allah. But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allah, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah it is those who are the wrongdoers. | ||||||
| Malik | The pronouncement of revocable divorce is only allowed twice: then she should be allowed to stay with honor or let go with kindness after the third pronouncement. It is not lawful for husbands to take anything back which they have given them except when both parties fear that they may not be able to follow the limits set by Allah; then if you fear that they both will not be able to keep the limits of Allah, there is no blame if, by mutual agreement the wife compensates the husband to obtain divorce. These are the limits set by Allah; do not transgress them, and those who transgress the limits of Allah are the wrongdoers.[229] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Divorce may be (pronounced) twice; then keep (them) in good fellowship to let (them) go with kindness. And it is not lawful for you to take any part of what you have given them, unless both fear that they cannot keep within the limits of Allah. Then if you fear that they cannot keep within the limits of Allah, there is not blame on them for what she gives up to become free thereby. These are the limits of Allah, so exceed them not; and whoever exceeds the limits of Allah, these are the wrongdoers. | ||||||
| Free Minds | The divorce is allowed twice. So, either they remain together equitably, or they part ways with kindness. And it is not lawful for you to take back anything you have given the women unless you fear that they will not uphold God's limits. So if you fear that they will not uphold God's limits, then there is no sin upon them for what is given back. These are God's limits so do not transgress them. And whoever shall transgress God's limits, then these are the wicked. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Divorce is twice, then an honorable keeping or allowed to go with kindness. It is unlawful for you to take from them anything you have given them, unless both fear that they will not be able to keep within the Bounds of Allah; in which case it shall be no offense for either of them if she ransom herself. These are the Bounds of Allah; do not transgress them. Those who transgress the Bounds of Allah are harmdoers. | ||||||
| George Sale | Ye may divorce your wives twice; and then either retain them with humanity, or dismiss them with kindness. But it is not lawful for you to take away any thing of what ye have given them, unless both fear that they cannot observe the ordinances of God. And if ye fear that they cannot observe the ordinances of God, it shall be no crime in either of them of account of that for which the wife shall redeem her self. These are the ordinances of God; therefore transgress them not; for whoever transgresseth the ordinances of God, they are unjust doers. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Ye may divorce your wives twice: Keep them honourably, or put them away with kindness. But it is not allowed you to appropriate to yourselves aught of what ye have given to them, unless both fear that they cannot keep within the bounds set up by God. And i | ||||||
| Asad | A divorce may be [revoked] twice, whereupon the marriage must either be resumed in fairness or dissolved in a goodly manner. And it is not lawful for you to take back anything of what you have ever given to your wives unless both [partners] have cause to fear that they may not be able to keep within the bounds set by God: hence, if you have cause to fear that the two may not be able to keep within the bounds set by God, there shall be no sin upon either of them for what the wife may give up [to her husband] in order to free herself. These are the bounds set by God; do not, then, transgress them: for they who transgress the bounds set by God-it is they, they who are evildoers! | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Divorce may be retracted twice. The divorced woman shall be allowed to live in the same home amicably, or leave it amicably. It is not lawful for the husband to take back anything he had given her. However, the couple may fear that they may transgress GOD's law. If there is fear that they may transgress GOD's law, they commit no error if the wife willingly gives back whatever she chooses. These are GOD's laws; do not transgress them. Those who transgress GOD's laws are the unjust. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | The divorce is twice, after that, either you retain her on reasonable terms or release her with kindness. And it is not lawful for you (men) to take back (from your wives) any of your Mahr (bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) which you have given them, except when both parties fear that they would be unable to keep the limits ordained by Allah (e.g. to deal with each other on a fair basis). Then if you fear that they would not be able to keep the limits ordained by Allah, then there is no sin on either of them if she gives back (the Mahr or a part of it) for her Al-Khul (divorce). These are the limits ordained by Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits ordained by Allah, then such are the Zalimoon (wrong-doers, etc.). | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | In a given couple's lifetime, a divorce is permissible twice. (The whole period of divorce i.e. three menstruations / three months, or until delivery can be taken back twice). Then the divorced woman must be retained in honor or released in kindness. She shall be allowed to live in the same home amicably, or leave it amicably. At or after divorce, it is not lawful for you to take back anything of what you have ever given to her. However, if both of you fear that you might (in waves of emotion) transgress the bounds set by Allah, there shall be no blame on either of you if the wife willingly gives back whatever she chooses. These are the Limits set by Allah; transgress them not. Whoever transgresses the bounds set by Allah, such are the wrongdoers. | ||||||
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| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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