and if you divorce them before having touched them but after having settled a dower upon them then half of what you have settled unless it be that they forgo their claim or he in whose hand is the marriagetie forgoes his claim and to forgo what is due to you is more in accord with godconsciousness. and forget not grace towards one another verily god sees all that you do.
وإن طلقتموهن من قبل أن تمسوهن وقد فرضتم لهن فريضة فنصف ما فرضتم إلا أن يعفون أو يعفو الذي بيده عقدة النكاح وأن تعفوا أقرب للتقوى ولا تنسوا الفضل بينكم إن الله بما تعملون بصير