The Holy Quran 58:4 — Surah Al-Mujadila

Arabic text

فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَتَمَآسَّا ۖ فَمَن لَّمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَإِطْعَامُ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِتُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ۚ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Translation

The one who cannot do this (is unable to free a slave) should fast for two consecutive months (60 days) before the couple can (even) touch each other. The one who cannot even do this (fasting for two months) should feed sixty poor people. (Besides discouraging Zihaar and securing forgiveness for the husband,) This (penalty for Zihaar) is (ordered) so that you may believe (so that you strengthen your conviction) in (the injunctions detailed to you by) Allaah and His Rasool ﷺ. These are the limits set by Allaah and the Kaafiroon (those who disregard the limits set by Allaah) shall have a painful punishment.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, without a break in between. Concessions in the expiation: if one does not have the means to free a bondsman (slave), then he may fast; and if he is unable to fast, then he may give food. The details should be looked up in the books of fiqh. that is, give up the ways of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance)

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