Surah Al-Ahzab (الأحزاب) • The Combined Forces

Quran 33:53

33:53

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ بُيُوتَ ٱلنَّبِىِّ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَـٰظِرِينَ إِنَىٰهُ وَلَـٰكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَٱدْخُلُوا۟ فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟ وَلَا مُسْتَـْٔنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِى ٱلنَّبِىَّ فَيَسْتَحْىِۦ مِنكُمْ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَسْتَحْىِۦ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَـٰعًا فَسْـَٔلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَآءِ حِجَابٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُؤْذُوا۟ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَن تَنكِحُوٓا۟ أَزْوَٰجَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ أَبَدًا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكُمْ كَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمًا

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū lā tadkhulū buyūta l-nabiyi illā an yu'dhana lakum ilā ṭaʿāmin ghayra nāẓirīna ināhu walākin idhā duʿītum fa-ud'khulū fa-idhā ṭaʿim'tum fa-intashirū walā mus'tanisīna liḥadīthin inna dhālikum kāna yu'dhī l-nabiya fayastaḥyī minkum wal-lahu lā yastaḥyī mina l-ḥaqi wa-idhā sa-altumūhunna matāʿan fasalūhunna min warāi ḥijābin dhālikum aṭharu liqulūbikum waqulūbihinna wamā kāna lakum an tu'dhū rasūla l-lahi walā an tankiḥū azwājahu min baʿdihi abadan inna dhālikum kāna ʿinda l-lahi ʿaẓīman

O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allāh is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allāh or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allāh an enormity.

— Saheeh International

Believers, do not enter the Prophet’s apartments for a meal unless you are given permission to do so; do not linger until [a meal] is ready. When you are invited, go in; then, when you have taken your meal, leave. Do not stay on and talk, for that would offend the Prophet, though he would shrink from asking you to leave. God does not shrink from the truth. When you ask his wives for something, do so from behind a screen: this is purer both for your hearts and for theirs. It is not right for you to offend God’s Messenger, just as you should never marry his wives after him: that would be grievous in God’s eyes.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet’s houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation. But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse without sitting for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of (asking) you (to go); but Allâh is not shy of (telling you) the truth. And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen: that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not (right) for you that you should annoy Allâh’s Messenger, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him (his death). Verily, with Allâh that shall be an enormity.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūO you who believe
لَاlā(Do) not
تَدْخُلُوا۟tadkhulūenter
بُيُوتَbuyūta(the) houses
ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyi(of) the Prophet
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنanwhen
يُؤْذَنَyu'dhanapermission is given
لَكُمْlakumto you
إِلَىٰilāfor
طَعَامٍṭaʿāmina meal
غَيْرَghayrawithout
نَـٰظِرِينَnāẓirīnaawaiting
إِنَىٰهُināhuits preparation
وَلَـٰكِنْwalākinBut
إِذَاidhāwhen
دُعِيتُمْduʿītumyou are invited
فَٱدْخُلُوا۟fa-ud'khulūthen enter
فَإِذَاfa-idhāand when
طَعِمْتُمْṭaʿim'tumyou have eaten
فَٱنتَشِرُوا۟fa-intashirūthen disperse
وَلَاwalāand not
مُسْتَـْٔنِسِينَmus'tanisīnaseeking to remain
لِحَدِيثٍۚliḥadīthinfor a conversation
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumthat
كَانَkānawas
يُؤْذِىyu'dhītroubling
ٱلنَّبِىَّl-nabiyathe Prophet
فَيَسْتَحْىِۦfayastaḥyīand he is shy
مِنكُمْۖminkumof (dismissing) you
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuBut Allah
لَاlāis not shy
يَسْتَحْىِۦyastaḥyīis not shy
مِنَminaof
ٱلْحَقِّۚl-ḥaqithe truth
وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّsa-altumūhunnayou ask them
مَتَـٰعًۭاmatāʿan(for) anything
فَسْـَٔلُوهُنَّfasalūhunnathen ask them
مِنminfrom
وَرَآءِwarāibehind
حِجَابٍۢۚḥijābina screen
ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
أَطْهَرُaṭharu(is) purer
لِقُلُوبِكُمْliqulūbikumfor your hearts
وَقُلُوبِهِنَّۚwaqulūbihinnaand their hearts
وَمَاwamāAnd not
كَانَkānais
لَكُمْlakumfor you
أَنanthat
تُؤْذُوا۟tu'dhūyou trouble
رَسُولَrasūla(the) Messenger
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَلَآwalāand not
أَنanthat
تَنكِحُوٓا۟tankiḥūyou should marry
أَزْوَٰجَهُۥazwājahuhis wives
مِنۢminafter him
بَعْدِهِۦٓbaʿdihiafter him
أَبَدًاۚabadanever
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumthat
كَانَkānais
عِندَʿindanear
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
عَظِيمًاʿaẓīmanan enormity