Surah At-Tahrim — The Prohibition

Addresses an episode in the Prophet's household, using it to speak more broadly about repentance and resolve.

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ يٰأَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ ما أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَبتَغى مَرضاتَ أَزوٰجِكَ وَاللَّهُ غَفورٌ رَحيمٌ

Ya ayyuha alnnabiyyu lima tuharrimu ma ahalla Allahu laka tabtaghee mardata azwajika waAllahu ghafoorun raheemun

1. O Prophet! Why bannest thou that which Allah hath made lawful for thee, seeking to please thy wives? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful

قَد فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَكُم تَحِلَّةَ أَيمٰنِكُم وَاللَّهُ مَولىٰكُم وَهُوَ العَليمُ الحَكيمُ

Qad farada Allahu lakum tahillata aymanikum waAllahu mawlakum wahuwa alAAaleemu alhakeemu

2. Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector. He is the Knower, the Wise

وَإِذ أَسَرَّ النَّبِىُّ إِلىٰ بَعضِ أَزوٰجِهِ حَديثًا فَلَمّا نَبَّأَت بِهِ وَأَظهَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيهِ عَرَّفَ بَعضَهُ وَأَعرَضَ عَن بَعضٍ فَلَمّا نَبَّأَها بِهِ قالَت مَن أَنبَأَكَ هٰذا قالَ نَبَّأَنِىَ العَليمُ الخَبيرُ

Waith asarra alnnabiyyu ila baAAdi azwajihi hadeethan falamma nabbaat bihi waathharahu Allahu AAalayhi AAarrafa baAAdahu waaAArada AAan baAAdin falamma nabbaaha bihi qalat man anbaaka hatha qala nabbaaniya alAAaleemu alkhabeeru

3. When the Prophet confided a fact unto one of his wives and when she afterward divulged it and Allah apprised him thereof, he made known (to her) part thereof and passed over part. And when he told it her she said: Who hath told thee? He said: The Knower, the Aware hath told me

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