Guidelines and Virtues for the Wives of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
Al-Ahzab — Verses 28–34 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا ٢٨
O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Say to your wives: If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, Then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce).
- يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل
- O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)!
- لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ إِن
- Say to your wives:
- كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ
- If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter,
- أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ
- Then come!
- وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا
- I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce).
وَإِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ٢٩
But if you desire Allah and His Messenger, and the home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allah has prepared for AlMuhsinat (gooddoers) amongst you an enormous reward.
- وَإِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ
- But if you desire
- اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ
- Allah and His Messenger, and the home of the Hereafter,
- فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ
- then verily, Allah has prepared
- لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنكُنَّ
- for AlMuhsinat (gooddoers) amongst you
- أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
- an enormous reward.
يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ مَن يَأْتِ مِنكُنَّ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ يُضَاعَفْ لَهَا الْعَذَابُ ضِعْفَيْنِ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا ٣٠
O wives of the Prophet! Whoever of you commits an open illegal sexual intercourse, the torment for her will be doubled, and that is ever easy for Allah.
- يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ مَن
- O wives of the Prophet!
- يَأْتِ مِنكُنَّ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ يُضَاعَفْ
- Whoever of you commits an open illegal sexual intercourse,
- لَهَا الْعَذَابُ ضِعْفَيْنِ ۚ وَكَانَ
- the torment for her will be doubled,
- ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا
- and that is ever easy for Allah.
۞ وَمَن يَقْنُتْ مِنكُنَّ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا نُّؤْتِهَا أَجْرَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهَا رِزْقًا كَرِيمًا ٣١
And whosoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Messenger SAW, and does righteous good deeds, We shall give her, her reward twice over, and We have prepared for her Rizqan Karima (a noble provision Paradise).
- ۞ وَمَن يَقْنُتْ مِنكُنَّ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ
- And whosoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Messenger SAW,
- وَتَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا
- and does righteous good deeds,
- نُّؤْتِهَا أَجْرَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ
- We shall give her, her reward twice over,
- وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهَا رِزْقًا كَرِيمًا
- and We have prepared for her Rizqan Karima (a noble provision Paradise).
يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ لَسْتُنَّ كَأَحَدٍ مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ ۚ إِنِ اتَّقَيْتُنَّ فَلَا تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَيَطْمَعَ الَّذِي فِي قَلْبِهِ مَرَضٌ وَقُلْنَ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا ٣٢
O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery, etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.
- يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ لَسْتُنَّ
- O wives of the Prophet!
- كَأَحَدٍ مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ ۚ إِنِ
- You are not like any other women.
- اتَّقَيْتُنَّ فَلَا
- If you keep your duty (to Allah),
- تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَيَطْمَعَ
- then be not soft in speech,
- الَّذِي فِي قَلْبِهِ مَرَضٌ وَقُلْنَ
- lest he in whose heart is a disease
- قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا
- but speak in an honourable manner.
وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا ٣٣
And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance, and perform As-Salat (IqamatasSalat), and give Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah wishes only to remove ArRijs (evil deeds and sins, etc.) from you, O members of the family (of the Prophet SAW), and to purify you with a thorough purification.
- وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ
- And stay in your houses,
- وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ
- and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance,
- وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ
- and perform As-Salat (IqamatasSalat),
- وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ
- and give Zakat
- وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ
- and obey Allah and His Messenger.
- إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ
- Allah wishes only to remove ArRijs (evil deeds and sins, etc.) from you,
- أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ
- O members of the family (of the Prophet SAW),
- وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا
- and to purify you with a thorough purification.
وَاذْكُرْنَ مَا يُتْلَىٰ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ لَطِيفًا خَبِيرًا ٣٤
And remember (O you the members of the Prophet's family, the Graces of your Lord), that which is recited in your houses of the Verses of Allah and AlHikmah (i.e. Prophet's Sunnah legal ways, etc. so give your thanks to Allah and glorify His Praises for this Quran and the Sunnah). Verily, Allah is Ever Most Courteous, WellAcquainted with all things.
- وَاذْكُرْنَ مَا يُتْلَىٰ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ
- And remember (O you the members of the Prophet's family), that which is recited in your houses
- مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ ۚ
- of the Verses of Allah and AlHikmah (i.e. Prophet's Sunnah legal ways, etc.)
- إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ لَطِيفًا خَبِيرًا
- Verily, Allah is Ever Most Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things.