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At-Tahrim (The Prohibition)

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ ۖ تَبْتَغِى مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَٰجِكَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you, seeking the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyuProphet
لِمَlimaWhy (do)
تُحَرِّمُtuḥarrimuyou prohibit
مَآwhat
أَحَلَّaḥallahas made lawful
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
لَكَ ۖlakafor you
تَبْتَغِىtabtaghīseeking
مَرْضَاتَmarḍāta(to) please
أَزْوَٰجِكَ ۚazwājikayour wives
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Al-Madinahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Allah censures His Prophet for Prohibiting Himself from what He has allowed for Him In the BookAl-Bukhari recorded that `Ubayd bin `Umayr said that he heard `A'ishah claiming that Allah's Messenger ﷺ used to stay for a period in the house of Zaynab bint Jahsh and drink honey in her house.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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