[393] A man is only allowed to divorce his wife and then take her back twice. (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī)
[394] By being kind and nice to them, in accordance with agreed social norms, whilst they are under your roofs.
[395] Dowry and gifts.
[396] Here ḥudūd Allāh (God’s boundaries) means His commands regarding marital rights. A wife who seeks divorce because she does not feel affectionate towards, or just hates, her husband, in turn, alienates him by not fulfilling his rights, can, thus, compensate him for this. In this way, he is allowed to take the money in exchange for conceding to her demand for divorce (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Wāḥidī, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī).
[397] The ones who are brought to pass judgement on the case.
[398] That is giving the husband an agreed sum of the money she received from him as dowry or gifts, in order to make him divorce her.