and if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have appointed for them their due then pay half of that unless they agree to remit it or he in whose hands is the marriage tie agrees to remit it. and to remit is nearer to attaqwa . and do not forget liberality between yourselves. truly allah is allseer of what 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