لاَّ جُنَاحَ عَلَیْکُمْ إن طَلَّقْتُمُ الِنّسَآءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوْ تَفْرِضُواْ لَهُنَّ فَرِیضَةً وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى الْمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُ وَعَلَى الْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُ مَتَـاعَاً بِالْمَعْرُوفِ حَقّاً عَلَى الُْمحْسِنِینَ(( 236 ))

236- THERE IS NO GUILT IN YOU IF YOU DIVORCE WOMEN WHILE YOU HAVE NOT TOUCHED THEM YET. (YOU HAVE NOT MADE LOVE WITH THEM) OR HAVE NOT THE DOWRY SETTLED; BUT BESTOW ON THEM A SUITABLE GIFT; THE WEALTHY ACCORDING TO HIS MEANS, AND THE POOR ACCORDING TO HIS MEANS. THIS IS AN OBLIGATION UPON THE GOOD-DOERS.

وَإن طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِن قَبْلِ أن تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِیضَةً فَنِصْفُ مَا فَرَضْتُمْ إلاَّ أَن یَعْفُونَ أَو یَعْفُوَاْ الَّذِی بِیَدِهِ عُقْدَةُ النِّکَاحِ وَأَن تَعْفُواْ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَى وَلاَ تَنسَوُاْ الْفَضْلَ بَیْنَکُمْ إِنَّ أللهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِیرٌ(( 237 ))

237- AND IF YOU DIVORCED THEM BEFORE YOU HAVE TOUCHED THEM, AND YOU HAVE ALREADY SETTLED FOR THEM. A DOWER, THEN HALF OF THE DOWER, (IS DUE TO THEM) UNLESS THEY REMIT IT, OR HE IN WHOSE HAND IS THE KNOT OF THE MARRIAGE (HER GUARDIAN OR SPONSOR OR FATHER) MAKES THE REMISSION. AND IF YOU (i.e. THE HUSBAND) REMIT, IT IS NEARER TO PIETY. AND DO NOT FORGET BEING MUNIFICENT (GENEROUS) TO EACH OTHER, THAT ALLAH OBSERVES WHATEVER YOU DO.