Divorce with which return is attained is twice, one after the other, so the ruling of Allah after every divorce is keeping the woman in a recognized manner, and good living after taking her back, or releasing her with good treatment by fulfilling her rights, and that her divorcer does not mention her with evil. And it is not lawful for you-O husbands-to take anything of what you gave them of the dowry and its like, except if the two spouses fear that they will not maintain the marital rights, then at that time they present their matter to the guardians, so if the guardians fear the non-maintenance of the boundaries of Allah by the two spouses, then there is no blame upon the two spouses in what the woman pays to the husband in exchange for her divorce. Those rulings are the boundaries of Allah distinguishing between the lawful and the forbidden, so do not exceed them, and whoever exceeds the boundaries of Allah the Exalted, then those are the wrongdoers to themselves by exposing them to the punishment of Allah.