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Al-Ahzab 53

Ayah 53 of 73 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَدۡخُلُواْ بُيُوتَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡذَنَ لَكُمۡ إِلَىٰ طَعَامٍ غَيۡرَ نَٰظِرِينَ إِنَىٰهُ وَلَٰكِنۡ إِذَا دُعِيتُمۡ فَٱدۡخُلُواْ فَإِذَا طَعِمۡتُمۡ فَٱنتَشِرُواْ وَلَا مُسۡتَـٔۡنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمۡ كَانَ يُؤۡذِي ٱلنَّبِيَّ فَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦ مِنكُمۡۖ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَسۡتَحۡيِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّۚ وَإِذَا سَأَلۡتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَٰعٗا فَسۡـَٔلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَآءِ حِجَابٖۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ أَطۡهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمۡ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّۚ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمۡ أَن تُؤۡذُواْ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَن تَنكِحُوٓاْ أَزۡوَٰجَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦٓ أَبَدًاۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمۡ كَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمًا ٥٣

O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allāh is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allāh or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allāh an enormity.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تَدۡخُلُواْentertadkhulū
  6. بُيُوتَ(the) housesbuyūta
  7. ٱلنَّبِيِّ(of) the Prophetl-nabiyi
  8. إِلَّآexceptillā
  9. أَنwhenan
  10. يُؤۡذَنَpermission is givenyu'dhana
  11. لَكُمۡto youlakum
  12. إِلَىٰforilā
  13. طَعَامٍa mealṭaʿāmin
  14. غَيۡرَwithoutghayra
  15. نَٰظِرِينَawaitingnāẓirīna
  16. إِنَىٰهُits preparationināhu
  17. وَلَٰكِنۡButwalākin
  18. إِذَاwhenidhā
  19. دُعِيتُمۡyou are invitedduʿītum
  20. فَٱدۡخُلُواْthen enterfa-ud'khulū
  21. فَإِذَاand whenfa-idhā
  22. طَعِمۡتُمۡyou have eatenṭaʿim'tum
  23. فَٱنتَشِرُواْthen dispersefa-intashirū
  24. وَلَاand notwalā
  25. مُسۡتَـٔۡنِسِينَseeking to remainmus'tanisīna
  26. لِحَدِيثٍۚfor a conversationliḥadīthin
  27. إِنَّIndeedinna
  28. ذَٰلِكُمۡthatdhālikum
  29. كَانَwaskāna
  30. يُؤۡذِيtroublingyu'dhī
  31. ٱلنَّبِيَّthe Prophetl-nabiya
  32. فَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦand he is shyfayastaḥyī
  33. مِنكُمۡۖof (dismissing) youminkum
  34. وَٱللَّهُBut Allahwal-lahu
  35. لَاis not shylā
  36. يَسۡتَحۡيِۦis not shyyastaḥyī
  37. مِنَofmina
  38. ٱلۡحَقِّۚthe truthl-ḥaqi
  39. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  40. سَأَلۡتُمُوهُنَّyou ask themsa-altumūhunna
  41. مَتَٰعٗا(for) anythingmatāʿan
  42. فَسۡـَٔلُوهُنَّthen ask themfasalūhunna
  43. مِنfrommin
  44. وَرَآءِbehindwarāi
  45. حِجَابٖۚa screenḥijābin
  46. ذَٰلِكُمۡThatdhālikum
  47. أَطۡهَرُ(is) pureraṭharu
  48. لِقُلُوبِكُمۡfor your heartsliqulūbikum
  49. وَقُلُوبِهِنَّۚand their heartswaqulūbihinna
  50. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  51. كَانَiskāna
  52. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  53. أَنthatan
  54. تُؤۡذُواْyou troubletu'dhū
  55. رَسُولَ(the) Messengerrasūla
  56. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  57. وَلَآand notwalā
  58. أَنthatan
  59. تَنكِحُوٓاْyou should marrytankiḥū
  60. أَزۡوَٰجَهُۥhis wivesazwājahu
  61. مِنۢafter himmin
  62. بَعۡدِهِۦٓafter himbaʿdihi
  63. أَبَدًاۚeverabadan
  64. إِنَّIndeedinna
  65. ذَٰلِكُمۡthatdhālikum
  66. كَانَiskāna
  67. عِندَnearʿinda
  68. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  69. عَظِيمًاan enormityʿaẓīman

Tafsir

O those who have faith in Allah and do whatever Allah has legislated for them! Do not enter the houses of the Prophet except after he has given you permission to enter by inviting you for food. And do not come too early so you end up sitting for longer than needed, waiting for the food to be cooked, rather when you are invited, then enter and after you have eaten, return. Do not remain behind socialising with each other, because remaining behind causes inconvenience to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and he feels embarrassed to ask you to leave, but Allah is not embarrassed to command you to do what is right, and so he has commanded you leave so that you do not cause inconvenience to him (peace be upon him) by staying for too long. And when you ask for something from the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) i.e. utensils etc. then ask from behind a veil, not face to face, in a manner that you cannot see them with your eyes. This is to protect them due to the stature of the Messenger of Allah. Asking from behind a veil is purer for your hearts and their hearts, so that Satan cannot influence your hearts through whispers and beautifying evil. And O believers! It is not befitting for you to cause inconvenience to the Messenger of Allah by remaining behind to socialise, nor that you marry his wives after he has passed away, because they are the wives of the believers and it is not permissible for anyone to marry his mother. Indeed, that causing inconvenience - of which is your marrying his wives after his death - is forbidden and regarded as a great sin by Allah.

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