Transliteration:( Liyunfiq zoo sa'atim min sa'atih; wa man qudira 'alaihi rizquhoo falyunfiq mimmaaa aataahul laah; laa yukalliful laahu nafsan illaa maaa aataahaa; sa yaj'alul laahu ba'da'usriny yusraa )
34. From this we learn that it is obligatory upon the father to pay the maintenance according to his financial position. If the wife is poor and the husband is wealthy, then he should pay the maintenance according to his wealth, i.e. during the waiting period the husband is duty-bound to pay maintenance to his wife according to his financial position.
35. This means a poor man will pay maintenance to the wife according to his financeial position. It should be remembered that if the husband is poor, it becomes the duty of the mother to maintain the child.
36. Thus, the poor is not placed under obligation to pay maintenance of the wealthy.
37. This means the poor person should not despair of the mercy of Allah Almighty and fulfill his obligations according to his means. Allah Almighty will, in the near future, make him wealthy if He wills.
The tafsir of Surah Talaq verse 7 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Talaq ayat 6 which provides the complete commentary from verse 6 through 7.
18. The style of both these verses contains a severe warning for the Muslims. In the first verse the Muslims have been addressed and told that they should save themselves and their households from the dreadful punishment. In the second that this will be said to the disbelievers while subjecting them to punishment in Hell. This by itself gives the meaning that the Muslims in the world should avoid adopting that conduct and behavior in consequence of which they may have to meet with the fate as the disbelievers in the Hereafter.
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