Translation of the meanings Ayah 226 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 226

لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤۡلُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمۡ تَرَبُّصُ أَرۡبَعَةِ أَشۡهُرٖۖ فَإِن فَآءُو فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

226. For those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives is (a grace time of) four months 88. If they decide to resume martial relations, then Allāh is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

88. This is the act of īlā’; vowing not to have carnal relations with one’s wife with the purpose of punishing her. Four months is the maximum time limit allowed for this state of affairs to go on. Otherwise, the husband who took such a vow needs to either correct his marriage, in which case he does not need to make up for breaking his vow and is forgiven by Allāh, or else he should conclude the divorce and no longer hurt his wife.