Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 2 Al-Baqarah, Ayat 236-236

لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ اِنۡ طَلَّقۡتُمُ النِّسَآءَ مَا لَمۡ تَمَسُّوۡهُنَّ اَوۡ تَفۡرِضُوۡا لَهُنَّ فَرِيۡضَةً  ۖۚ وَّمَتِّعُوۡهُنَّ ​ۚ عَلَى الۡمُوۡسِعِ قَدَرُهٗ وَ عَلَى الۡمُقۡتِرِ قَدَرُهٗ ​ۚ مَتَاعًا ۢ بِالۡمَعۡرُوۡفِ​​ۚ حَقًّا عَلَى الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ‏  ﴿2:236﴾

(2:236) There is no blame upon you if you divorce your wives before you have touched them or settled a bridal gift upon them. But even in this case you should make some provision for them:260 the affluent, according to his means; the straitened, according to his means – a provision in fair manner. That is a duty upon the good-doers.

Notes

260. This sundering of the matrimonial contract after it has been concluded does cause some harm to the woman; God has ordered, therefore, that the person concerned should compensate for the loss according to his capacity.