'asa rabbuhu in tallaqakunna an yubdilahu azwajan khayran minkunna muslimatin muminatin qanitatin taibatin 'abidatin saihatin thayyibatin wa abkaran
It may be that his Lord, if he divorces you two, will give him in exchange wives better than you, submitting (to Allah), having faith, devout, repentant, serving (Allah), fasting, previously married women or virgins
The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:
Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas said, "Umar said, 'The wives of the Prophet were all jealous for his affection, and I said to them, 'Maybe his Lord, if he divorces you, will give him instead of you, wives better than you.' Thereafter, this Ayah was revealed.''" We mentioned before that Umar said statements that were confirmed by the Qur'an, such as about the revelation about Hijab [see 33:53] and the captive idolators after the battle of Badr [see 8:67]. Umar's suggestion to take the Station of Ibrahim as a place for prayer and Allah revealed this Ayah: 'And take you the Maqam (station) of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.' (2:125) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Anas said that Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "I heard news that the Mothers of the faithful had a dispute with the Prophet . So I advised them, saying, 'Either stop bothering Allah's Messenger or Allah might provide him better wives than you.'"
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