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Al-Ahzab (The Combined Forces)

Verse 38of 73

مَّا كَانَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ مِنْ حَرَجٍۢ فِيمَا فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥ ۖ سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِى ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ قَدَرًۭا مَّقْدُورًا﴿٣٨

Translation (Sahih International)

There is not to be upon the Prophet any discomfort concerning that which Allah has imposed upon him. [This is] the established way of Allah with those [prophets] who have passed on before. And ever is the command of Allah a destiny decreed.

Word-by-word meaning

مَّاNot
كَانَkāna(there can) be
عَلَىʿalāupon
ٱلنَّبِىِّl-nabiyithe Prophet
مِنْminany
حَرَجٍۢḥarajindiscomfort
فِيمَاfīmāin what
فَرَضَfaraḍaAllah has imposed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has imposed
لَهُۥ ۖlahuon him
سُنَّةَsunnata(That is the) Way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
فِىconcerning
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
خَلَوْا۟khalawpassed away
مِنminbefore
قَبْلُ ۚqablubefore
وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
أَمْرُamru(the) Command
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
قَدَرًۭاqadarana decree
مَّقْدُورًاmaqdūrandestined

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

مَّا كَانَ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ مِنْ حَرَجٍ فِيمَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَهُ(There is no blame on the Prophet in that which Allah has made legal for him.) means, in that which has been permitted for him and which he has been commanded to do, i.e. his marrying Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her,, who had been divorced by his adopted son Zayd bin Harithah,سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِى الَّذِينَ خَلَوْاْ مِن قَبْلُ(That has been Allah's way with those who have passed away of old.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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