Explore Verses Related to during her pregnancy
At a Glance
📖 Quranic Context
A crucial ruling within the Islamic legal framework of divorce (Talaq), ensuring the protection and well-being of the mother and unborn child.
Establishes a divinely mandated financial obligation on the husband to care for his divorced wife during her pregnancy, reflecting divine justice and mercy.
💭 Theological Perspective
Recognizes the vulnerability of a pregnant woman after divorce and safeguards her rights.
Provides financial and emotional security to the mother, which is crucial for the healthy development of the fetus.
A clear legal injunction that prevents harm and oppression, ensuring justice and compassion are upheld during marital separation.
Encourages generosity, responsibility, and adherence to divine commands in difficult personal circumstances.
📜 Hadith Perspective
The Sunnah, as seen in the hadith of Fatimah bint Qays, clarifies and confirms the Quranic injunction, particularly the right to maintenance for a pregnant divorcee.
- The right of a pregnant, irrevocably divorced woman to maintenance and lodging.
- The permissibility of divorcing a woman while she is pregnant.
There is a scholarly consensus (ijma) that a man must provide maintenance and accommodation for his divorced wife if she is pregnant, regardless of whether the divorce is revocable or irrevocable.
💎 Deeper Insights
Contrary to a widespread cultural misconception, divorcing a woman during pregnancy is not forbidden but is considered a divorce in line with the Sunnah. Search-discovered fiqh resources clarify this is because the pregnancy provides a clear, undeniable sign for the start and end of the 'iddah (waiting period), preventing the legal ambiguity that a divorce during menstruation would cause.
— Ibn Baz, Consensus of the Four Madhahib
The financial obligation in 65:6 is so strong that it creates a unique legal status. The irrevocably divorced pregnant woman is treated like a wife in terms of her right to maintenance, a right that a non-pregnant, irrevocably divorced woman does not have. This right is tied directly to the presence of the fetus, establishing the child's right to parental support from the moment of conception.
— Ibn Kathir, Ibn Qudamah