The Holy Quran 2:234 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَٰجًا يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ۖ فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا فَعَلْنَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

Translation

Those of you who die, leaving their wives behind, then they (the wives) shall remain by themselves (in Iddah) for four months and ten days (if they are not pregnant). When they reach (the end of) their terms, there shall be no sin on you (guardians) should they, in decency, do with themselves as they please (such as accept proposals, etc). Allaah is Informed of what you do.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The iddah of death: it has already passed that in the iddah (waiting period) of divorce the woman waits three menstrual periods; now it is said that in the iddah of death she waits four months and ten days.

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