Al-BaqarahAyah 233 of 286· Page 37· Juz 2

۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ ۖ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلْمَوْلُودِ لَهُۥ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَا تُضَآرَّ وَٰلِدَةٌۢ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُودٌۭ لَّهُۥ بِوَلَدِهِۦ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذَٰلِكَ ۗ فَإِنْ أَرَادَا فِصَالًا عَن تَرَاضٍۢ مِّنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍۢ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا ۗ وَإِنْ أَرَدتُّمْ أَن تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا سَلَّمْتُم مَّآ ءَاتَيْتُم بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ

Mothers may breastfeed their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period]. Upon the father is the mothers' provision and their clothing according to what is acceptable. No person is charged with more than his capacity. No mother should be harmed through her child, and no father through his child. And upon the [father's] heir is [a duty] like that [of the father]. And if they both desire weaning through mutual consent from both of them and consultation, there is no blame upon either of them. And if you wish to have your children nursed by a substitute, there is no blame upon you as long as you give payment according to what is acceptable. And fear Allah and know that Allah is Seeing of what you do.

Al-Baqarah 2:233

Requirement of breast feeding babies and Waiting period for widows

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۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُwal-wālidātuAnd the mothers
Nounولد
يُرْضِعْنَyur'ḍiʿ'nashall suckle
Verbرضع
أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّawlādahunnatheir children
Nounولد
حَوْلَيْنِḥawlayni(for) two years
Nounحول
كَامِلَيْنِ ۖkāmilaynicomplete
Nounكمل
لِمَنْlimanfor whoever
Noun
أَرَادَarādawishes
Verbرود
أَنanto
Particle
يُتِمَّyutimmacomplete
Verbتمم
ٱلرَّضَاعَةَ ۚl-raḍāʿatathe suckling
Nounرضع
وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd upon
Particle
ٱلْمَوْلُودِl-mawlūdithe father
Nounولد
لَهُۥlahu(on) him
Noun
رِزْقُهُنَّriz'quhunna(is) their provision
Nounرزق
وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّwakis'watuhunnaand their clothing
Nounكسو
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۚbil-maʿrūfiin a fair manner
Nounعرف
لَاNot
Particle
تُكَلَّفُtukallafuis burdened
Verbكلف
نَفْسٌnafsunany soul
Nounنفس
إِلَّاillāexcept
Particle
وُسْعَهَا ۚwus'ʿahāits capacity
Nounوسع
لَاNot
Particle
تُضَآرَّtuḍārramade to suffer
Verbضرر
وَٰلِدَةٌۢwālidatun(the) mother
Nounولد
بِوَلَدِهَاbiwaladihābecause of her child
Nounولد
وَلَاwalāand not
Particle
مَوْلُودٌۭmawlūdun(the) father
Nounولد
لَّهُۥlahu(be)
Noun
بِوَلَدِهِۦ ۚbiwaladihibecause of his child
Nounولد
وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd on
Particle
ٱلْوَارِثِl-wārithithe (father's) heir
Nounورث
مِثْلُmith'lu(is a duty) like
Nounمثل
ذَٰلِكَ ۗdhālikathat (of the father)
Noun
فَإِنْfa-inThen if
Particle
أَرَادَاarādāthey both desire
Verbرود
فِصَالًاfiṣālanweaning
Nounفصل
عَنʿanthrough
Particle
تَرَاضٍۢtarāḍinmutual consent
Nounرضو
مِّنْهُمَاmin'humāof both of them
Particle
وَتَشَاوُرٍۢwatashāwurinand consultation
Nounشور
فَلَاfalāthen no
Particle
جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
Nounجنح
عَلَيْهِمَا ۗʿalayhimāon both of them
Particle
وَإِنْwa-inAnd if
Particle
أَرَدتُّمْaradttumyou want
Verbرود
أَنanto
Particle
تَسْتَرْضِعُوٓا۟tastarḍiʿūask another women to suckle
Verbرضع
أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْawlādakumyour child
Nounولد
فَلَاfalāthen (there is) no
Particle
جُنَاحَjunāḥablame
Nounجنح
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
Particle
إِذَاidhāwhen
Noun
سَلَّمْتُمsallamtumyou pay
Verbسلم
مَّآwhat
Noun
ءَاتَيْتُمātaytumyou give
Verbأتي
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ ۗbil-maʿrūfiin a fair manner
Nounعرف
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
Verbوقي
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
Nounأله
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūand know
Verbعلم
أَنَّannathat
Particle
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
Nounأله
بِمَاbimāof what
Noun
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
Verbعمل
بَصِيرٌۭbaṣīrun(is) All-Seer
Nounبصر
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breast feed for two years
wet nurses
Divorceالطلاق
alimony
extends to ex-husband's heir
mother shouldn't suffer because of her fatherless child
Pietyالتقوى
Sightالبصر
Acceptableالمعروف
Agreementالعهد
Childالطفل
Consultationالشورى
Covenantالميثاق
Dutyالواجب
Exactitudeالمعروف
Fearالخشية
Healthالصحة
Motherالأم
Nurseالمرضعة
Nursingالرضاعة
Parentsالوالدين
Piousالمتقين
Weaningالفطام
Yearالعام
dowry and waiting period
no parent should suffer because of their child
pregnancy and nursing