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Al-Ahzab 55

Ayah 55 of 73 · Medinan

لَّا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِنَّ فِيٓ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ وَلَآ أَبۡنَآئِهِنَّ وَلَآ إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ وَلَآ أَبۡنَآءِ إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ وَلَآ أَبۡنَآءِ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ وَلَا نِسَآئِهِنَّ وَلَا مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُنَّۗ وَٱتَّقِينَ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدًا ٥٥

There is no blame upon them [i.e., women] concerning their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons or their women or those their right hands possess [i.e., slaves].1 And fear Allāh. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, Witness.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 It is permissible for a woman to appear before these people without complete covering and to be alone with them. The brothers of both parents (uncles) are included as "fathers" or "parents," according to ḥadīth.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّا(There is) nolā
  2. جُنَاحَblamejunāḥa
  3. عَلَيۡهِنَّupon themʿalayhinna
  4. فِيٓconcerningfī
  5. ءَابَآئِهِنَّtheir fathersābāihinna
  6. وَلَآand notwalā
  7. أَبۡنَآئِهِنَّtheir sonsabnāihinna
  8. وَلَآand notwalā
  9. إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّtheir brothersikh'wānihinna
  10. وَلَآand notwalā
  11. أَبۡنَآءِsonsabnāi
  12. إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ(of) their brothersikh'wānihinna
  13. وَلَآand notwalā
  14. أَبۡنَآءِsonsabnāi
  15. أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ(of) their sistersakhawātihinna
  16. وَلَاand notwalā
  17. نِسَآئِهِنَّtheir womennisāihinna
  18. وَلَاand notwalā
  19. مَاwhatmā
  20. مَلَكَتۡthey rightfully possessmalakat
  21. أَيۡمَٰنُهُنَّۗthey rightfully possessaymānuhunna
  22. وَٱتَّقِينَAnd fearwa-ittaqīna
  23. ٱللَّهَۚAllahl-laha
  24. إِنَّIndeedinna
  25. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  26. كَانَiskāna
  27. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  28. كُلِّallkulli
  29. شَيۡءٖthingsshayin
  30. شَهِيدًاa Witnessshahīdan

Tafsir

There is no sin on the wives of the Messenger if their fathers, sons, brothers, nephews, from lineage or breast feeding, see them and talk to them without a veil. And there is no sin on them if believing women or the servants they possess talk to them without a veil. O believing women! Be mindful of Allah in whatever He (may He be glorified) has commanded you to do and prohibited you from, because He is Watchful over what you do.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran