Monday, August 3, 2026

Tafsir of Surah At-Talaq Ayah 4–5 The Waiting Period of a Menopausal Woman and a Little Woman

 

The Noble Quran Surah At-Talaq The Waiting Period of a Menopausal Woman and a Little Woman

65:4 And those of your women, who have passed the age of menstruation, if you are unsure, their waiting period is three months and those who have not menstruated too, and the pregnant, their waiting period, is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah, Allah will make his affair easy for him.

65:5 That is the command of Allah; He has revealed to you. And whoever fears Allah, He shall absolve him of his sins and grant him a great reward.

Relationship with the Previous Part

In the previous part, Allah instructed the believers on the correct method to follow when deciding to divorce their wives. This part then explains the waiting period of divorce for a menopausal woman and a little woman who does not menstruate. Their waiting period of divorce is three months. Furthermore, this part mentions the waiting period of divorce for a pregnant woman, which ends when she gives birth to her baby.

Tafsir

65:4 And those of your women, who have passed the age of menstruation, if you are unsure, their waiting period is three months and those who have not menstruated too, and the pregnant, their waiting period, is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah, Allah will make his affair easy for him.

O believers, Allah has informed you of the waiting period of divorce for menstruating women. As for menopausal women and little women who do not menstruate, their waiting period of divorce is three months if you are unsure how long their waiting period should be.

And the pregnant, their waiting period, is until they give birth.

The waiting period of divorce for pregnant women ends when they give birth to their babies. This is a general rule that includes all pregnant women, whether they are divorced or their husbands have died.

And whoever fears Allah, Allah will make his affair easy for him.

This Ayah repeats the command to fear Allah by obeying His commands and avoiding His prohibitions.

Whoever fears Allah, Allah will make his affairs easy for him. He will make the hardest matter easy for him, for Allah, Exalted be He, has control over all things in this universe, and nothing can stand before His perfect ability and will.

65:5 That is the command of Allah; He has revealed to you. And whoever fears Allah, He shall absolve him of his sins and grant him a great reward.

The aforementioned rules regarding the waiting period of divorce are the commands of Allah, which He revealed to the believers so that they may know them and comply with their dictates. Whoever fears Allah in all his affairs by obeying His commands and avoiding His prohibitions, Allah shall absolve him of his sins and forgive him, and He shall grant him a great reward on the Day of Judgment.

The Learned Lessons from Surah At-Talaq Ayah 4–5

  • The waiting period of divorce for a menopausal woman and a little woman who does not menstruate is three months.
  • The waiting period for a pregnant woman ends when she gives birth to her baby, whether she is divorced or a widow.
  • Whoever fears Allah by obeying His commands and avoiding His prohibitions, Allah, out of His bounty, will make his affairs easy for him and guide him to the right path.
  • The rules related to divorce and the waiting period of women are commands of Allah that He revealed to people so that they may comply with them.

 

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