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Surah Al-Ahzab
Verse 28–35

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O Prophet ٱلنَّبِىُّ O Prophet قُل Say لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ to your wives إِن If كُنتُنَّ you تُرِدْنَ desire ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَزِينَتَهَا and its adornment فَتَعَالَيْنَ then come أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ I will provide for you وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ and release you سَرَاحًۭا (with) a release جَمِيلًۭا good ٢٨

O Prophet, say to your wives, "If you should desire the worldly life and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and give you a gracious release.

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وَإِن But if كُنتُنَّ you تُرِدْنَ desire ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger وَٱلدَّارَ and the Home ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ (of) the Hereafter فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah أَعَدَّ has prepared لِلْمُحْسِنَـٰتِ for the good-doers مِنكُنَّ among you أَجْرًا a reward عَظِيمًۭا great ٢٩

But if you should desire Allāh and His Messenger and the home of the Hereafter - then indeed, Allāh has prepared for the doers of good among you a great reward."

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يَـٰنِسَآءَ O wives ٱلنَّبِىِّ (of) the Prophet مَن Whoever يَأْتِ commits مِنكُنَّ from you بِفَـٰحِشَةٍۢ immorality مُّبَيِّنَةٍۢ clear يُضَـٰعَفْ will be doubled لَهَا for her ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment ضِعْفَيْنِ ۚ two fold وَكَانَ And that is ذَٰلِكَ And that is عَلَى for ٱللَّهِ Allah يَسِيرًۭا easy ٣٠

O wives of the Prophet, whoever of you should commit a clear immorality - for her the punishment would be doubled two fold, and ever is that, for Allāh, easy.

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۞ وَمَن And whoever يَقْنُتْ is obedient مِنكُنَّ among you لِلَّهِ to Allah وَرَسُولِهِۦ and His Messenger وَتَعْمَلْ and does صَـٰلِحًۭا righteousness نُّؤْتِهَآ We will give her أَجْرَهَا her reward مَرَّتَيْنِ twice وَأَعْتَدْنَا and We have prepared لَهَا for her رِزْقًۭا a provision كَرِيمًۭا noble ٣١

And whoever of you devoutly obeys Allāh and His Messenger and does righteousness - We will give her her reward twice; and We have prepared for her a noble provision.

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يَـٰنِسَآءَ O wives ٱلنَّبِىِّ (of) the Prophet لَسْتُنَّ You are not كَأَحَدٍۢ like anyone مِّنَ among ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ the women إِنِ If ٱتَّقَيْتُنَّ you fear (Allah) فَلَا then (do) not تَخْضَعْنَ be soft بِٱلْقَوْلِ in speech فَيَطْمَعَ lest should be moved with desire ٱلَّذِى he who فِى in قَلْبِهِۦ his heart مَرَضٌۭ (is) a disease وَقُلْنَ but say قَوْلًۭا a word مَّعْرُوفًۭا appropriate ٣٢

O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allāh, then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech.

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وَقَرْنَ And stay فِى in بُيُوتِكُنَّ your houses وَلَا and (do) not تَبَرَّجْنَ display yourselves تَبَرُّجَ (as was the) display ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ (of the times of) ignorance ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۖ the former وَأَقِمْنَ And establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتِينَ and give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ zakah وَأَطِعْنَ and obey ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ۚ and His Messenger إِنَّمَا Only يُرِيدُ Allah wishes ٱللَّهُ Allah wishes لِيُذْهِبَ to remove عَنكُمُ from you ٱلرِّجْسَ the impurity أَهْلَ (O) People ٱلْبَيْتِ (of) the House وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ And to purify you تَطْهِيرًۭا (with thorough) purification ٣٣

And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakāh and obey Allāh and His Messenger. Allāh intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.

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وَٱذْكُرْنَ And remember مَا what يُتْلَىٰ is recited فِى in بُيُوتِكُنَّ your houses مِنْ of ءَايَـٰتِ (the) Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ ۚ and the wisdom إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah كَانَ is لَطِيفًا All-Subtle خَبِيرًا All-Aware ٣٤

And remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of Allāh and wisdom. Indeed, Allāh is ever Subtle and Aware.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ the Muslim men وَٱلْمُسْلِمَـٰتِ and the Muslim women وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ and the believing men وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ and the believing women وَٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَ and the obedient men وَٱلْقَـٰنِتَـٰتِ and the obedient women وَٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ and the truthful men وَٱلصَّـٰدِقَـٰتِ and the truthful women وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ and the patient men وَٱلصَّـٰبِرَٰتِ and the patient women وَٱلْخَـٰشِعِينَ and the humble men وَٱلْخَـٰشِعَـٰتِ and the humble women وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ and the men who give charity وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقَـٰتِ and the women who give charity وَٱلصَّـٰٓئِمِينَ and the men who fast وَٱلصَّـٰٓئِمَـٰتِ and the women who fast وَٱلْحَـٰفِظِينَ and the men who guard فُرُوجَهُمْ their chastity وَٱلْحَـٰفِظَـٰتِ and the women who guard (it) وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ and the men who remember ٱللَّهَ Allah كَثِيرًۭا much وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ and the women who remember أَعَدَّ Allah has prepared ٱللَّهُ Allah has prepared لَهُم for them مَّغْفِرَةًۭ forgiveness وَأَجْرًا and a reward عَظِيمًۭا great ٣٥

Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allāh often and the women who do so - for them Allāh has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.

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