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Al-Hujurat 2

Ayah 2 of 18 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَرۡفَعُوٓاْ أَصۡوَٰتَكُمۡ فَوۡقَ صَوۡتِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجۡهَرُواْ لَهُۥ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ كَجَهۡرِ بَعۡضِكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ أَن تَحۡبَطَ أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَشۡعُرُونَ ٢

O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.

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. تَرۡفَعُوٓاْraisetarfaʿū
  6. أَصۡوَٰتَكُمۡyour voicesaṣwātakum
  7. فَوۡقَabovefawqa
  8. صَوۡتِ(the) voiceṣawti
  9. ٱلنَّبِيِّ(of) the Prophetl-nabiyi
  10. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  11. تَجۡهَرُواْbe loudtajharū
  12. لَهُۥto himlahu
  13. بِٱلۡقَوۡلِin speechbil-qawli
  14. كَجَهۡرِlike (the) loudnesskajahri
  15. بَعۡضِكُمۡ(of) some of youbaʿḍikum
  16. لِبَعۡضٍto otherslibaʿḍin
  17. أَنlestan
  18. تَحۡبَطَbecome worthlesstaḥbaṭa
  19. أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡyour deedsaʿmālukum
  20. وَأَنتُمۡwhile youwa-antum
  21. لَا(do) notlā
  22. تَشۡعُرُونَperceivetashʿurūna

Tafsir

O those who have faith in Allah and follow whatever He legislates! Show good manners with His Messenger: do not raise your voices in his presence nor speak loudly to him out of respect for him, like you raise your voices to each other whilst talking to them. It is feared that the rewards of your deeds are nullified if you do so, whilst you do not realise they have been nullified.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran