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وَلِلْمُطَلَّقٰتِ مَتَاعٌ ۢبِالْمَعْرُوْفِۗ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمُتَّقِيْنَ   ( البقرة: ٢٤١ )

walil'muṭallaqāti
وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَٰتِ
And for the divorced women
matāʿun
مَتَٰعٌۢ
(is) a provision
bil-maʿrūfi
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِۖ
in a fair manner -
ḥaqqan
حَقًّا
a duty
ʿalā
عَلَى
upon
l-mutaqīna
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
the righteous

Wa lilmutallaqaati mataa'um bilma'roofi haqqan 'alal muttaqeen (al-Baq̈arah 2:241)

Sahih International:

And for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable – a duty upon the righteous. (Al-Baqarah [2] : 241)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

The divorced women deserve a benefit according to the fair practice, being an obligation on the God-fearing.