The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب

al-Aḥzāb (The Confederates)

ٱلْأَحْزَاب

33:53
33:53

yā-ʾayyuhā lladhīna ʾāmanū tadkhulū buyūta n-nabiyyi ʾillā ʾan yuʾdhana lakum ʾilā ṭaʿāmin ghayra nāẓirīna ʾināhu wa-lākin ʾidhā duʿītum fa-dkhulū fa-ʾidhā ṭaʿimtum fa-ntashirū wa-lā mustaʾnisīna li-ḥadīthin ʾinna dhālikum kāna yuʾdhī n-nabiyya fa-yastaḥyī minkum wa-llāhu yastaḥyī mina l-ḥaqqi wa-ʾidhā saʾaltumūhunna matāʿan fa-sʾalūhunna min warāʾi ḥijābin dhālikum ʾaṭharu li-qulūbikum wa-qulūbihinna wa-mā kāna lakum ʾan tuʾdhū rasūla llāhi wa-lā ʾan tankiḥū ʾazwājahū min baʿdihī ʾabadan ʾinna dhālikum kāna ʿinda llāhi ʿaẓīman

O you who have faith! Do not enter the Prophet’s houses for a meal until you are granted permission, without hanging around for it to be readied. But enter when you are invited, and disperse when you have taken your meal, without cozying up for chats. Such conduct on your part offends the Prophet, and he is ashamed of [asking] you [to leave]; but Allah is not ashamed of [expressing] the truth. When you ask [his] womenfolk for something, do so from behind a curtain. That is more chaste for your hearts and theirs. You should not offend the Apostle of Allah, nor may you ever marry his wives after him. Indeed that would be a grave [sin] with Allah.

Ali Quli Qarai