49 Preface يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنوا إِذا نَكَحتُمُ المُؤمِناتِ ثُمَّ طَلَّقتُموهُنَّ مِن قَبلِ أَن تَمَسّوهُنَّ فَما لَكُم عَلَيهِنَّ مِن عِدَّةٍ تَعتَدّونَها ۖ فَمَتِّعوهُنَّ وَسَرِّحوهُنَّ سَراحًا جَميلًاYusuf AliO ye who believe! When ye marry believing women, and then divorce them before ye have touched them, no period of ʿIddat1 have ye to count in respect of them: so give them a present.2 And set them free in a handsome manner.3See first n. to verse 2:228. The ʿIddat counts for three monthly courses, or if there are no courses, for three months: see 65:4).This present is held, by some, to be in addition to the half dower due to them under 2:237. If the dower had not been fixed, the gift would presumably be larger, and it would absorb the gift prescribed in 2:236.The gift should be given with good grace, and the freedom of the woman should not be interfered with in any way. If she chooses to marry again immediately, no obstacle should be placed in her path. On no pretext should she be allowed to remain doubtful about her freedom.