[84]- Overlooking many violations, postponing penalty and granting opportunities for repentance and rectification despite having the power to punish immediately.
[85]- Without divorcing them. By such an oath the woman is deprived of her right in marriage but is not free to marry another. She may not be kept in such a condition beyond the four-month limit.
[86]- Either menstrual periods or periods of purity between menstruation. See also 65:1-7.
[87]- The husband may return her to himself during the ʿiddah period of a first and second divorce without a new marriage contract.
[88]- The wife has specific rights upon her husband, just as the husband has rights upon her.
[89]- i.e., deal fairly with each other.
[90]- With the intention of permanence, not merely in order to return to the previous husband.