At-Tahrim 66:5
The Prohibition · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 560
Better Wives
عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥٓ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن يُبۡدِلَهُۥٓ أَزۡوَٰجًا خَيۡرࣰا مِّنكُنَّ مُسۡلِمَٰتࣲ مُّؤۡمِنَٰتࣲ قَٰنِتَٰتࣲ تَـٰٓئِبَٰتٍ عَٰبِدَٰتࣲ سَـٰٓئِحَٰتࣲ ثَيِّبَٰتࣲ وَأَبۡكَارࣰا ٥
It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
If he divorces you, his Lord may give him in exchange wives better than you.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the address here extends to all the wives; the Prophet did not divorce them, for he sought their contentment.
Reflect
Think about ways to be good to your spouse.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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