To forgo is nearer to piety - Quran Chapter 2- 237 (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-308) - درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 2- 237 (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-308) - درس قرآن

To forgo is nearer to piety

Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim. 
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
 
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)

وَإِن طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً فَنِصْفُ مَا فَرَضْتُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يَعْفُونَ أَوْيَعْفُوَا۟ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ عُقْدَةُ ٱلنِّكَاحِ وَأَن تَعْفُوٓا۟ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَنسَوُا۟ ٱلْفَضْلَ بَيْنَكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ 237
 

237.  If ye divorce them before ye have touched them and ye have appointed unto them a portion, then (pay the) half of that which ye appointed, unless they (the women) agree to forgo it, or he agreeth to forgo it in whose hand is the marriage tie. To forgo is nearer to piety. And forget not kindness among yourselves. Surely Allah is Seer of what ye do.

237.  Wa  ‘in- tallaqtumuu-hunna  min- qabli  ‘an-tamassuu-hunna  wa  qad  faraztum  lahunna  farii-zatan- fa-nisfu  maa  faraz-tum  ‘illaaa  ‘any-ya’- fuuna  ‘aw  ya’-fu-wallazii  bi-yadihii  ‘uqdatun-Nikaah.  Wa  ‘an-ta’-fuuu  ‘aqrabu  litaq-waa.  Wa  laa  tansawul-fazla  baynakum.  ‘Innallaaha  bimaa ta’-maluuna  Basiir.

Commentary

Some more commandments regarding the divorced woman and payment of her appointed portion have been mentioned in this verse. If the portion (maher) was appointed at the time of marriage tie, and the time of divorce comes before touching the wife, then half of the appointed portion will be paid compulsorily. But the woman herself or the person; in whose hand is the marriage tie, if they excuse entire portion or some part of it, then it is another matter.

After that, it has been described also that if the husband overlooks then it is more reasonable close to piety, because God Almighty bestowed him greatness and authorized him for keeping the marriage tie or to divorce her wife. If the husband doesn’t pay even half of the portion now, and divorces without touching her, then it is not reasonable near God fearing. Any kind of failure didn’t exist from the side of his wife. As though, these became four forms of divorce and portion:

1.   Neither the portion is appointed, nor did husband touch his wife. In this form, he should pay some reasonable sum to his wife.

2.   The portion was appointed but he did not touch her. Now half of the appointed portion will be paid by him.

3.   The Portion was appointed and he committed also a sexual intercourse. Then he will pay complete appointed portion.

4.   The Portion was not appointed but he performed intercourse. In this case, he would have to pay the similar portion (Maher Misl).

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/Qi7hq5hyKlc