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Al-Ahzab (The Combined Forces)

Verse 28of 73

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًۭا جَمِيلًۭا﴿٢٨

Translation (Sahih International)

O Prophet, say to your wives, "If you should desire the worldly life and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and give you a gracious release.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO Prophet
ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyuO Prophet
قُلqulSay
لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَli-azwājikato your wives
إِنinIf
كُنتُنَّkuntunnayou
تُرِدْنَturid'nadesire
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
وَزِينَتَهَاwazīnatahāand its adornment
فَتَعَالَيْنَfataʿālaynathen come
أُمَتِّعْكُنَّumattiʿ'kunnaI will provide for you
وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّwa-usarriḥ'kunnaand release you
سَرَاحًۭاsarāḥan(with) a release
جَمِيلًۭاjamīlangood

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Giving the Wives of the Prophet صلى اللصلى الله عليه وسلم the ChoiceHere Allah commands His Messenger to give his wives the choice of separating from him so that they may go to someone else with whom they can find what they want of the life of this world and its attractions, or of patiently bearing the straitened circumstances with the Prophet for which they will have a great reward with Allah. They chose Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter, may Allah be pleased with them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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