once you divorce women and they have reached the end of their waiting period then either retain them in all decency or part from them decently. do not retain them in order to harm them or to wrong them. whoever does this wrongs his own soul. do not make a mockery of gods revelations. remember the favours god has bestowed upon you and the book and the wisdom he has revealed to exhort you. fear god and know that god is aware of everything.
وإذا طلقتم النساء فبلغن أجلهن فأمسكوهن بمعروف أو سرحوهن بمعروف ولا تمسكوهن ضرارا لتعتدوا ومن يفعل ذلك فقد ظلم نفسه ولا تتخذوا آيات الله هزوا واذكروا نعمت الله عليكم وما أنزل عليكم من الكتاب والحكمة يعظكم به واتقوا الله واعلموا أن الله بكل شيء عليم