The Holy Quran 58:3 — Surah Al-Mujadila

Arabic text

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُظَـٰهِرُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ لِمَا قَالُوا۟ فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَتَمَآسَّا ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ تُوعَظُونَ بِهِۦ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

Translation

Those who practise Zihaar and then wish to retract what they say, they will have to free a (male or female, Muslim or non-Muslim) slave before the couple can (even) touch each other (before this, they cannot even do something which may lead to intercourse). This is the advice Allaah gives you and (if a person indulges in intercourse with his wife before freeing the slave, Allaah will punish him for this transgression because) Allaah is Informed of what you do.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, they said these words, اَنْتِ عَلَيَّ كَظَهْرِ اُمِّيْ (“You are to me like my mother's back”), in order to stop marital relations. Then, if they wish to resume relations, let them first free a slave, and after that touch one another. (Note.) Among the Hanafis, before the expiation (kaffarah)

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