Skip to content

Al-Ahzab 38

Ayah 38 of 73 · Medinan

مَّا كَانَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِيِّ مِنۡ حَرَجٖ فِيمَا فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥۖ سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِي ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوۡاْ مِن قَبۡلُۚ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ قَدَرٗا مَّقۡدُورًا ٣٨

There is not to be upon the Prophet any discomfort concerning that which Allāh has imposed upon him.1 [This is] the established way of Allāh with those [prophets] who have passed on before. And ever is the command of Allāh a destiny decreed.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Or permitted to him.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَّاNotmā
  2. كَانَ(there can) bekāna
  3. عَلَىuponʿalā
  4. ٱلنَّبِيِّthe Prophetl-nabiyi
  5. مِنۡanymin
  6. حَرَجٖdiscomfortḥarajin
  7. فِيمَاin whatfīmā
  8. فَرَضَAllah has imposedfaraḍa
  9. ٱللَّهُAllah has imposedl-lahu
  10. لَهُۥۖon himlahu
  11. سُنَّةَ(That is the) Waysunnata
  12. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  13. فِيconcerningfī
  14. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  15. خَلَوۡاْpassed awaykhalaw
  16. مِنbeforemin
  17. قَبۡلُۚbeforeqablu
  18. وَكَانَAnd iswakāna
  19. أَمۡرُ(the) Commandamru
  20. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  21. قَدَرٗاa decreeqadaran
  22. مَّقۡدُورًاdestinedmaqdūran

Tafsir

There is no sin or oppression on the Prophet (peace be upon him) in his marriage to the wife of his adopted son which Allah made permissible for him. In fact, in doing so, he is following in the way of the Prophets before him; he is not any different to the messengers in that regard. The Prophet had no choice in the completion of this marriage and nullifying of adoption that Allah decreed; it was a decree which was to pass, there was no one who could overturn it.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran