About the Surah

O Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)! When you di-vorce women, divorce them (during the beginning of) their prescribed periods (when they are in clean state) and count their periods accurately. And fear Allah, your Creator. And don’t expel them from your homes, and the wives are also not permitted to leave their (husband’s) homes. (And do not expel them) ex-cept in case they are guilty of some obscene activity openly (i.e. adul-tery or bad manners). These are the limits set by Allah. And whosoever transgresses the set limits of Allah, then he has, indeed, wronged him-self. You (i.e. the one who divorces his wife) do not know that after this Allah may create a new idea (in your heart and return her back to you if that was the first or second divorce).