Interpretation of verse 228 : 230 of Surat Al-Baqarah

 

 

 

 

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Surah Al-Baqarah Verses 228

Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods,

and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day.

And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation.

And due to them [i.e., the wives] is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable.

But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority].

And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.

Surah Al-Baqarah Verses 229

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.

Surah Al-Baqarah Verses 230

And if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him.

And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each other if they think that they can keep [within] the limits of Allah.

These are the limits of Allah, which He makes clear to a people who know

 

 

Interpretation of verse 228  : 230 of Surat Al-Baqarah

Interpretation of verse 228 of Surat Al-Baqarah

The verse explains one of the rulings on divorce, which is that the divorced woman waits for her waiting period to end, which is three menstrual periods, and then purifies herself from them.

 As for the woman who is pregnant, her waiting period is until she gives birth.  As for the one whose menstruation stopped at the age of menopause, her waiting period is three Hijri months. 

It is not permissible for a divorced woman to conceal what is in her womb, whether it is a pregnancy or to conceal the number of times she

 menstruated with the intention of shortening the waiting period and marrying someone else in a shorter period than the waiting period, because all of this does not please Allah and is not following the rulings of Allah. 

If the divorced woman believes in Allah and fears Allah and fears the reckoning of the Last Day, then she should not do that, because belief in Allah has a close relationship with the Islamic ruling; 

Because pregnancy or menstruation are simple matters that are not governed by apparent law, but rather what governs them is her conscience that is linked to the process of faith and fear of Allah.

 If she conceals what is in her womb or the number of menstrual periods, this will lead to the corruption of society. 

First: If she marries another man while she is pregnant, this will corrupt society because the child inherits from his mother’s husband, i.e. he inherits from someone other than his father, and this may lead to the mixing of lineages with forbidden people and others, as well as the number of cycles.

 She may be pregnant without knowing and has not purified her womb to make sure that she is not pregnant, i.e. not carrying out Allah’s command causes  What corrupts society and sanctities if concealment is linked to the conscience of faith.

The husband has the right to return his wife at any time during the waiting period.

This is if they want to reform and it is as if this is a threat to the spouses, then the law allows them to return.

 However, if the husband wants to return her to cause her harm for a reason within himself, then religion tells him: No, you do not have that right. Because God Almighty forbids injustice.

If the waiting period has expired, the picture is different. There must be a guardian, a new contract, a dowry, and the wife's consent.

 God explains in this verse that responsibilities are distributed with divine justice and clarified the rights of each of them towards the other. 

There is a right for the husband that is a duty on the wife, and these are her responsibilities imposed by her nature as a woman. It is to provide the man with a suitable home to live in when he returns from his mission in life. 

There is a right for the wife that is a duty on the husband. He has responsibilities required by his nature as a man, which is to work and strive to spend, and they must perform these rights in a good manner.

 However, the man raises the woman to a degree that is guardianship. Guardianship is a greater responsibility and not control. 

Whoever takes guardianship as an opportunity to dominate and control takes it out of its purpose. 

The origin of guardianship is that it is the responsibility to organize life and it is what contains the woman and the home through spending,

Spending is not just spending money, but it is to spend from what God has provided him on the home, even a kind word, good companionship and treatment, all of which are spending.

 And let it be known that God Almighty does not like a man to humiliate a woman who is one of God’s creations, and God is wise and able to take revenge for the woman if the man understands that his position above the woman is injustice, and it is also noticeable that the woman knows 

 Her presence with the man is not a favor from her to him, so there is no humiliation in marriage, because the basis of marriage is affection, mercy, and good treatment between them.

Interpretation of verses 229 and 230 of Surat Al-Baqarah

The verses talk about the rulings on divorce

Here the ruling from Allah the Wise, the Almighty, is that divorce should not exceed three times, but the greatness of the legislation is that Allah the Almighty made divorce twice, and each time a waiting period,

 So that he can review his wife during it, as he may make a mistake the first time and hold back the second time and regret it, and he may make a mistake the second time and hold back the third time.

Therefore, it is from the mercy of Allah the Almighty that He commands the spouses to preserve their lives with kindness and avoid the causes of divorce, especially if the divorce occurs twice,

 So they are keen on kindness, that is, maintaining good treatment and avoiding the causes of divorce.

 And he divorces her if they cannot live together, but with conditions, which are that he divorces her with kindness, 

which is one of the noble morals, And that the divorce takes place with mutual respect between them, and neither of them wrongs the other or reveals his secret, and that the husband gives the wife her financial rights

 And does not take anything from her dowry, except that Allah Almighty made an exception from that if the wife fears that they will not abide by the limits of Allah, so He permitted her to ransom herself with some money, It does not exceed the dowry

Because these rulings are the limits of Allah that He has legislated for man to work by, and He sent them down to us with the utmost justice, goodness and mercy,

 He commands His servants not to transgress the limits of Allah, and His orders must be implemented, and whoever transgresses these rulings that Allah has set is one of the oppressors. 

These oppressors are those who did not obey the rulings of Allah, and they are the oppressors of themselves, others and society, and they will find trouble in their lives as a result of disobeying Allah's command.

 And God willing, we will meet in a special episode to explain what the oppressors did to themselves because of their failure to implement the rulings of Allah.

 As a result, the man who did not pay attention to Allah's ruling by adhering to divorce, especially after he divorced twice, will find that he has sentenced himself to separation from his wife for life because the third divorce has no waiting period, meaning that he has no chance to return to her again. 

But it is from Allah's mercy that He gives this husband another chance. 

But it may happen by chance that she is not permissible for him unless she marries another man with the intention of stability, love and mercy and that she fears Allah in her new husband. However, if the new husband divorces her, Allah has permitted the old husband to be one of those who proposed to her and to marry her if she accepts him, and it will be with a new contract and dowry. 

And Allah Almighty has permitted the previous husband who divorced his wife three times to return to her, meaning to marry her, but on the condition that the two of them have reached a level of reason and mutual respect,

 And that they learn a lesson from experience that will make each of them avoid the reasons that were the cause of the previous divorce and its repetition three times. 

 All these rulings are the limits of God that God has made clear to those who know that whoever does not implement His rulings will find hardship in this world and will lose stability and security and will lose the pleasure of God and His Paradise, and will even be among the .people of Hell.