At-Tahrim
The Prohibition
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
ﱁOﱂProphetﱃWhy (do)ﱄyou prohibitﱅwhatﱆhas made lawfulﱇAllahﱈﱉfor youﱊseekingﱋ(to) pleaseﱌﱍyour wivesﱎAnd Allahﱏ(is) Oft-ForgivingﱐMost Mercifulﱑ
O Prophet! Why do you prohibit ˹yourself˺ from what Allah has made lawful to you, seeking to please your wives? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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ﱒIndeedﱓhas ordainedﱔAllahﱕfor youﱖ(the) dissolutionﱗﱘ(of) your oathsﱙAnd Allahﱚﱛ(is) your Protectorﱜand Heﱝ(is) the All-Knowerﱞthe All-Wiseﱟ
Allah has already ordained for you ˹believers˺ the way to absolve yourselves from your oaths. For Allah is your Guardian. And He is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.
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ﱠAnd whenﱡconfidedﱢthe Prophetﱣtoﱤoneﱥ(of) his wivesﱦa statementﱧand whenﱨshe informedﱩabout itﱪand made it apparentﱫAllahﱬto himﱭhe made knownﱮa part of itﱯand avoidedﱰ[of]ﱱﱲa partﱳThen whenﱴhe informed herﱵabout itﱶshe saidﱷWhoﱸinformed youﱹﱺthisﱻHe saidﱼHas informed meﱽthe All-Knowerﱾthe All-Awareﱿ
˹Remember˺ when the Prophet had ˹once˺ confided something to one of his wives, then when she disclosed it ˹to another wife˺ and Allah made it known to him, he presented ˹to her˺ part of what was disclosed and overlooked a part. So when he informed her of it, she exclaimed, “Who told you this?” He replied, “I was informed by the All-Knowing, All-Aware.”
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ﲀIfﲁyou both turnﲂtoﲃAllahﲄso indeedﲅ(are) inclinedﲆﲇyour heartsﲈbut ifﲉyou backup each otherﲊagainst himﲋthen indeedﲌAllahﲍHeﲎ(is) his Protectorﲏand Jibreelﲐand (the) righteousﲑﲒbelieversﲓand the Angelsﲔafterﲕthatﲖ(are his) assistantsﲗ
˹It will be better˺ if you ˹wives˺ both turn to Allah in repentance, for your hearts have certainly faltered. But if you ˹continue to˺ collaborate against him, then ˹know that˺ Allah Himself is his Guardian. And Gabriel, the righteous believers, and the angels are ˹all˺ his supporters as well.
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ﲘPerhapsﲙhis Lordﲚifﲛhe divorced youﲜ[that]ﲝHe will substitute for himﲞwivesﲟbetterﲠthan youﲡsubmissiveﲢfaithfulﲣobedientﲤrepentantﲥwho worshipﲦwho fastﲧpreviously marriedﲨand virginsﲩ
Perhaps, if he were to divorce you ˹all˺, his Lord would replace you with better wives who are submissive ˹to Allah˺, faithful ˹to Him˺, devout, repentant, dedicated to worship and fasting—previously married or virgins.
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ﲪOﲫ(you) whoﲬbelieveﲭProtectﲮyourselvesﲯand your familiesﲰ(from) a Fireﲱwhose fuelﲲ(is) peopleﲳand stonesﲴover itﲵ(are) Angelsﲶsternﲷsevereﲸnotﲹthey disobeyﲺAllahﲻ(in) whatﲼHe Commands themﲽbut they doﲾwhatﲿthey are commandedﳀ
O believers! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, overseen by formidable and severe angels, who never disobey whatever Allah orders—always doing as commanded.
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ﳁOﳂ(you) whoﳃdisbelieveﳄ(Do) notﳅmake excusesﳆﳇtodayﳈOnlyﳉyou will be recompensedﳊ(for) whatﳋyou used toﳌdoﳍ
˹The deniers will then be told,˺ “O disbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! You are only rewarded for what you used to do.”
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