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Allah the Exalted orders His faithful servants that when one of them divorces his wife, he should provide housing for her until the end of her `Iddah period,
[أَسْكِنُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ سَكَنتُم]
(Lodge them where you dwell,) means, with you,
[مِّن وُجْدِكُمْ]
(according to what you have,) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others said, it refers to "Your ability.'' Qatadah said, "If you can only afford to accommodate her in a corner of your house, then do so.''