Surah Al-Ahzab, ayah 53
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ بُيُوتَ ٱلنَّبِىِّ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَـٰظِرِينَ إِنَىٰهُ وَلَـٰكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوا۟ فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ وَلَا مُسْتَـْٔنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِى ٱلنَّبِىَّ فَيَسْتَحْىِۦ مِنكُمْ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَسْتَحْىِۦ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَـٰعًا فَسْـَٔلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَآءِ حِجَابٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُؤْذُوا۟ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَن تَنكِحُوٓا۟ أَزْوَٰجَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمًا
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.
Word by word
- يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
- ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūO you who believe
- لَاlā(Do) not
- تَدْخُلُوا۟tadkhulūenter
- بُيُوتَbuyūta(the) houses
- ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyi(of) the Prophet
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنanwhen
- يُؤْذَنَyu'dhanapermission is given
- لَكُمْlakumto you
- إِلَىٰilāfor
- طَعَامٍṭaʿāmina meal
- غَيْرَghayrawithout
- نَـٰظِرِينَnāẓirīnaawaiting
- إِنَىٰهُināhuits preparation
- وَلَـٰكِنْwalākinBut
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- دُعِيتُمْduʿītumyou are invited
- فَٱدْخُلُوا۟fa-ud'khulūthen enter
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāand when
- طَعِمْتُمْṭaʿim'tumyou have eaten
- فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟fa-intashirūthen disperse
- وَلَاwalāand not
- مُسْتَـْٔنِسِينَmus'tanisīnaseeking to remain
- لِحَدِيثٍ ۚliḥadīthinfor a conversation
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumthat
- كَانَkānawas
- يُؤْذِىyu'dhītroubling
- ٱلنَّبِىَّl-nabiyathe Prophet
- فَيَسْتَحْىِۦfayastaḥyīand he is shy
- مِنكُمْ ۖminkumof (dismissing) you
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuBut Allah
- لَاlāis not shy
- يَسْتَحْىِۦyastaḥyīis not shy
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْحَقِّ ۚl-ḥaqithe truth
- وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
- سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّsa-altumūhunnayou ask them
- مَتَـٰعًۭاmatāʿan(for) anything
- فَسْـَٔلُوهُنَّfasalūhunnathen ask them
- مِنminfrom
- وَرَآءِwarāibehind
- حِجَابٍۢ ۚḥijābina screen
- ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
- أَطْهَرُaṭharu(is) purer
- لِقُلُوبِكُمْliqulūbikumfor your hearts
- وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ ۚwaqulūbihinnaand their hearts
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- كَانَkānais
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- أَنanthat
- تُؤْذُوا۟tu'dhūyou trouble
- رَسُولَrasūla(the) Messenger
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَلَآwalāand not
- أَنanthat
- تَنكِحُوٓا۟tankiḥūyou should marry
- أَزْوَٰجَهُۥazwājahuhis wives
- مِنۢminafter him
- بَعْدِهِۦٓbaʿdihiafter him
- أَبَدًا ۚabadanever
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumthat
- كَانَkānais
- عِندَʿindanear
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- عَظِيمًاʿaẓīmanan enormity
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