The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
Page #423
33:38
مَّا
كَانَ
عَلَى
النَّبِيِّ
مِنْ
حَرَجٍ
فِيمَا
فَرَضَ
اللَّهُ
لَهُ
سُنَّةَ
اللَّهِ
فِي
الَّذِينَ
خَلَوْا
مِن
قَبْلُ
وَكَانَ
أَمْرُ
اللَّهِ
قَدَرًا
مَّقْدُورًا
mā kāna ʿalā n-nabiyyi min ḥarajin fī-mā faraḍa llāhu lahū sunnata llāhi fī lladhīna khalaw min qablu wa-kāna ʾamru llāhi qadaran maqdūran-i
There can be no difficulty to the Prophet in what Allah has indicated to him as a duty. It was the practice (approved) of Allah amongst those of old that have passed away. And the command of Allah is a decree determined.
— Abdullah Yusufali
There is no blame on the Prophet in respect of that which Allah has made lawful for him: Allah’s precedent with those who passed away earlier (and Allah’s commands are ordained by a precise ordaining),
