divorced women shall wait by themselves for three periods of purity and it is not lawful for them to conceal what allah has created in their wombs if they believe in allah and the last day and their husbands have a greater right to restore them during this if they desire reconcilement. the wives have rights similar to the obligations upon them in accordance with honourable norms and men have a degree above them and allah is allmighty and allwise.
والمطلقات يتربصن بأنفسهن ثلاثة قروء ولا يحل لهن أن يكتمن ما خلق الله في أرحامهن إن كن يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر وبعولتهن أحق بردهن في ذلك إن أرادوا إصلاحا ولهن مثل الذي عليهن بالمعروف وللرجال عليهن درجة والله عزيز حكيم