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66. Surah At-Tahrim

The Prohibition · Madani · 12 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّبِىُّ Prophet لِمَ Why (do) تُحَرِّمُ you prohibit مَآ what أَحَلَّ has made lawful ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكَ ۖ for you تَبْتَغِى seeking مَرْضَاتَ (to) please أَزْوَٰجِكَ ۚ your wives وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١

O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allāh has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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قَدْ Indeed فَرَضَ has ordained ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكُمْ for you تَحِلَّةَ (the) dissolution أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ ۚ (of) your oaths وَٱللَّهُ And Allah مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ (is) your Protector وَهُوَ and He ٱلْعَلِيمُ (is) the All-Knower ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ٢

Allāh has already ordained for you [Muslims] the dissolution of your oaths. And Allāh is your protector, and He is the Knowing, the Wise.

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وَإِذْ And when أَسَرَّ confided ٱلنَّبِىُّ the Prophet إِلَىٰ to بَعْضِ one أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ (of) his wives حَدِيثًۭا a statement فَلَمَّا and when نَبَّأَتْ she informed بِهِۦ about it وَأَظْهَرَهُ and made it apparent ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَيْهِ to him عَرَّفَ he made known بَعْضَهُۥ a part of it وَأَعْرَضَ and avoided عَنۢ [of] بَعْضٍۢ ۖ a part فَلَمَّا Then when نَبَّأَهَا he informed her بِهِۦ about it قَالَتْ she said مَنْ Who أَنۢبَأَكَ informed you هَـٰذَا ۖ this قَالَ He said نَبَّأَنِىَ Has informed me ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware ٣

And [remember] when the Prophet confided to one of his wives a statement; and when she informed [another] of it and Allāh showed it to him, he made known part of it and ignored a part. And when he informed her about it, she said, "Who told you this?" He said, "I was informed by the Knowing, the Aware."

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إِن If تَتُوبَآ you both turn إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah فَقَدْ so indeed صَغَتْ (are) inclined قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ your hearts وَإِن but if تَظَـٰهَرَا you backup each other عَلَيْهِ against him فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah هُوَ He مَوْلَىٰهُ (is) his Protector وَجِبْرِيلُ and Jibreel وَصَـٰلِحُ and (the) righteous ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ believers وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ and the Angels بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that ظَهِيرٌ (are his) assistants ٤

If you two [wives] repent to Allāh, [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. But if you cooperate against him - then indeed Allāh is his protector, and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers and the angels, moreover, are [his] assistants.

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عَسَىٰ Perhaps رَبُّهُۥٓ his Lord إِن if طَلَّقَكُنَّ he divorced you أَن [that] يُبْدِلَهُۥٓ He will substitute for him أَزْوَٰجًا wives خَيْرًۭا better مِّنكُنَّ than you مُسْلِمَـٰتٍۢ submissive مُّؤْمِنَـٰتٍۢ faithful قَـٰنِتَـٰتٍۢ obedient تَـٰٓئِبَـٰتٍ repentant عَـٰبِدَٰتٍۢ who worship سَـٰٓئِحَـٰتٍۢ who fast ثَيِّبَـٰتٍۢ previously married وَأَبْكَارًۭا and virgins ٥

Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allāh], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe قُوٓا۟ Protect أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves وَأَهْلِيكُمْ and your families نَارًۭا (from) a Fire وَقُودُهَا whose fuel ٱلنَّاسُ (is) people وَٱلْحِجَارَةُ and stones عَلَيْهَا over it مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌ (are) Angels غِلَاظٌۭ stern شِدَادٌۭ severe لَّا not يَعْصُونَ they disobey ٱللَّهَ Allah مَآ (in) what أَمَرَهُمْ He Commands them وَيَفْعَلُونَ but they do مَا what يُؤْمَرُونَ they are commanded ٦

O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allāh in what He commands them but do what they are commanded.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَا (Do) not تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ make excuses ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ today إِنَّمَا Only تُجْزَوْنَ you will be recompensed مَا (for) what كُنتُمْ you used to تَعْمَلُونَ do ٧

O you who have disbelieved, make no excuses that Day. You will only be recompensed for what you used to do.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلَّذِينَ (you) who believe ءَامَنُوا۟ believe تُوبُوٓا۟ Turn إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah تَوْبَةًۭ (in) repentance نَّصُوحًا sincere عَسَىٰ Perhaps رَبُّكُمْ your Lord أَن will يُكَفِّرَ remove عَنكُمْ from you سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ your evil deeds وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ and admit you جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (into) Gardens تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers يَوْمَ (on the) Day لَا not يُخْزِى will be disgraced ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah ٱلنَّبِىَّ the Prophet وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed مَعَهُۥ ۖ with him نُورُهُمْ Their light يَسْعَىٰ will run بَيْنَ before أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ and on their right يَقُولُونَ they will say رَبَّنَآ Our Lord أَتْمِمْ Perfect لَنَا for us نُورَنَا our light وَٱغْفِرْ and grant forgiveness لَنَآ ۖ to us إِنَّكَ Indeed, You عَلَىٰ (are) over كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٨

O you who have believed, repent to Allāh with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allāh will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, "Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent."

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّبِىُّ Prophet جَـٰهِدِ Strive ٱلْكُفَّارَ (against) the disbelievers وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ and the hypocrites وَٱغْلُظْ and be stern عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ with them وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ And their abode جَهَنَّمُ ۖ (is) Hell وَبِئْسَ and wretched is ٱلْمَصِيرُ the destination ٩

O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.

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ضَرَبَ Presents ٱللَّهُ Allah مَثَلًۭا an example لِّلَّذِينَ for those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved ٱمْرَأَتَ (the) wife نُوحٍۢ (of) Nuh وَٱمْرَأَتَ (and the) wife لُوطٍۢ ۖ (of) Lut كَانَتَا They were تَحْتَ under عَبْدَيْنِ two [slaves] مِنْ of عِبَادِنَا Our slaves صَـٰلِحَيْنِ righteous فَخَانَتَاهُمَا but they both betrayed them فَلَمْ so not يُغْنِيَا they availed عَنْهُمَا both of them مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah شَيْـًۭٔا (in) anything وَقِيلَ and it was said ٱدْخُلَا Enter ٱلنَّارَ the Fire مَعَ with ٱلدَّٰخِلِينَ those who enter ١٠

Allāh presents an example of those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants but betrayed them, so they [i.e., those prophets] did not avail them from Allāh at all, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who enter."

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وَضَرَبَ And presents ٱللَّهُ Allah مَثَلًۭا an example لِّلَّذِينَ for those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed ٱمْرَأَتَ (the) wife فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun إِذْ when قَالَتْ she said رَبِّ My Lord ٱبْنِ Build لِى for me عِندَكَ near You بَيْتًۭا a house فِى in ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise وَنَجِّنِى and save me مِن from فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun وَعَمَلِهِۦ and his deeds وَنَجِّنِى and save me مِنَ from ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ١١

And Allāh presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, "My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people."

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وَمَرْيَمَ And Maryam ٱبْنَتَ (the) daughter عِمْرَٰنَ (of) Imran ٱلَّتِىٓ who أَحْصَنَتْ guarded فَرْجَهَا her chastity فَنَفَخْنَا so We breathed فِيهِ into it مِن of رُّوحِنَا Our Spirit وَصَدَّقَتْ And she believed بِكَلِمَـٰتِ (in the) Words رَبِّهَا (of) her Lord وَكُتُبِهِۦ and His Books وَكَانَتْ and she was مِنَ of ٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَ the devoutly obedient ١٢

And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of ʿImrān, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.

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