"Then when they have reached their term," meaning: the end of the waiting period, "retain them with kindness or part from them with kindness." This is because a man would divorce a woman, leave her until she was on the verge of completing her waiting period, then take her back, then divorce her [again]; thus, the woman would undergo nine menstrual cycles. Allah forbade that. His saying: "And bring to witness two just men from among you," meaning: regarding the divorce and the reconciliation. "And establish the testimony for Allah," meaning: whoever possesses a testimony should testify to it.

His saying: "And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out and will provide for him from where he does not expect." The interpretation of Ibn Abbas regarding His saying, may He be exalted: "And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out," he said: [a way out] from every hardship [