Translation of the meanings Ayah 234 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 234

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوۡنَ مِنكُمۡ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزۡوَٰجٗا يَتَرَبَّصۡنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرۡبَعَةَ أَشۡهُرٖ وَعَشۡرٗاۖ فَإِذَا بَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِيمَا فَعَلۡنَ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ

(234) Those of you who pass away leaving behind wives, let them ˹the widows˺ remain waiting for four months and ten days. When they finish their term^[409], you are not to blame for what they ˹choose to˺ do with themselves, in keeping with what is acceptable^[410]—Allah is Knowledgeable of what you do.

[409] This waiting period is known as ʿiddah. During these four months and ten days the widow is not to remarry. (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī)
[410] A social norm that entails keeping within the dictates of Islam.