What does Quran 2:241 mean?

Quran 2:241 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 241) translates to: "And for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:241 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 2.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 2:241?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:241?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

Ayah 240

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْ...

2:241Al-Baqara

Q: What topics does Quran 2:241 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Community Responsibility, Men's Degree Over Women in Responsibility, Righteousness, Justice.

Ayah 242

كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَع...

وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَٰتِ مَتَٰعٌۢ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Wa lilmutallaqaati mataa'um bilma'roofi haqqan 'alal muttaqeen

And for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.

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14 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about marriage. This is one of them.

← Previous on Marriage2:240And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - for their wives is a bequest: maintenance for one year without turning [them] out.

Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

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There shall be provision for divorced women which they are given honourably as is feasible — an obligation haqqan ‘obligation’ is in the accusative because it is governed by an implied verb on those who fear God may He be exalted. He has repeated the phrase in order to include the woman that has been touched sexually since the previous verse addresses a different issue.

"The thrice-divorced woman is not entitled to provision and shelter."

Sahih al-Bukhari #2586Narrated Aisha:Sahih

The following Verse: If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part (i.e. the husband notices something unpleasant about his wife, such as old age or the like, and wants to divorce her, but she asks him to keep her and provide for her as he wishes). (4.128) "There is no blame on them if they reconcile on such basis."

Sahih Muslim #7344'A'isha said in connection with these words of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious:Sahih

" And if a woman has reason to fear ill-treatment from her husband or that he might turn away from her" that it was revealed in case of a woman who lived with a person and perhaps he does not want to prolong (his relationship with her) whereas she has had sexual relationship with him (and as a result thereof) she got a child from him and she does not like that she should be divorced, so she says to him: I permit you to live with the other wife.

Sahih Muslim #3354Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

A woman who has been previously married (Thayyib) has more right to her person than her guardian. And a virgin should also be consulted, and her silence implies her consent.

Sahih Muslim #3584Sahih

Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that there is no lodging and maintenance allowance for a woman who has been given irrevocable divorce.