Transliteration:( Wa in arattumustib daala zawjim makaana zawjin wa aataitum ihdaahunna qintaaran falaa ta'khuzoo minhu shai'aa; ata'khuzoonahoo buhtaannanw wa ismam mubeenaa )
75. In that, you divorce the first one and marry the second.
76. Gift or Mehr.
From this emerge two issues:
1. The husband cannot take the gift back from the wife, as wifehood is an obstacle to returning this.
2. Mehr can be increased. The prohibition mentioned in the Hadith is purgatory.
77. Because separation in this case is initiated by you. From this, we learn that if a man wishes to give divorce merely because of any dislike, he will not be allowed KHULA, separation, as this would be forbidden.
78. When the people of Arabia would take a dislike for their wives and try to divorce them then they would place some false accusations on them in an effort that they would become distressed by this and seek divorce by returning the mehr.Â
In this verse, there is a prohibition for this type of action. From this, we learn that it is a grave sin to falsely accuse a woman. It should be remembered that the slightest doubt about the chastity of the Mother of the believers, Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqah Radiallahu Anha is apostasy, purity is because her established by Almighty Allah's testimony. Her chastity is just as positive as the Unity of Allah Almighty.
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The tafsir of Surah Nisa verse 20 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nisa ayat 19 which provides the complete commentary from verse 19 through 22.
(4:20) And if you decide to dispense with a wife in order to take another, do not take away anything of what you might have given the first one, even if you had given her a heap of gold. Would you take it back by slandering her and committing a manifest wrong?
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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