[2:226] For those who forswear their women, a wait of four months; if they revert, God is Forgiving, Merciful.
If the right of companionship with one's mate is preserved for you, unless you relinquish it, He nonetheless holds you to His rule, so the right of the Real is even more a right (haqqu'l-ḥaqqi aḥaqqu) that must be protected. If they revert, i.e. they turn back to revive what they have let die and rectify what they have squandered, God is Forgiving, Forbearing. Because the wife has a lesser voice due to her being captive (asīr) in the hands of her spouse, God (s) takes charge of the affair in protecting her right and commands the husband to return to her or release her.