Inner Apartments (Al-Hujurât)

In the name of Allah, Gracious, Merciful.

¹O you who believe! put not yourselves forward before Allah and His apostle: But fear Allah: for Allah is He who hears and knows all things.

²O you who believe! raise not your voices above the voice of the prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk as you may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and you perceive not.

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

¹Ya ayyuha lazina amanu la tuqad dimu baina yadayi lahi wa rasulihi wa taqul ah innallaha samiun alim

²Ya ayyuha lazina amanu la tarfau aswatakum fauqa sautin nabiyi wa la tajharu lahu bil qauli kajahri badikum libadin an tahbata amalukum wa antum la tasurun

³Those that lower their voice in the presence of Allah’s apostle, their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is forgiveness and a great reward.

⁴Those who shout out to you from without the inner apartments, most of them lack understanding.

⁵And if only they had patience until you could come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is always forgiving, most merciful.

⁶O you who believe! if a wicked person comes to you with any news ascertain the truth lest you harm people unwittingly and afterwards become full of repentance for what you have done.

³Innalazina yaghud duna aswatahum inda rasulillahi ulaikal lazinam tahanal lahu qulubahum lit taqwa lahum magfiratuw wa ajrun azim

⁴Innalazina yunadunaka mi wa rail hujurati aksaruhum la yaqilun

⁵Wa lau annahum sabaru hata takhruja ilaihim lakana khairal lahum walahu gafuru rahim

⁶Ya ayyuha lazina amanu injaakum fasiqun binaba in fatabay yanu an tusibu qauman bijahalatin fatusbihu ala ma faaltum nadimin

⁷And know that among you is Allah’s apostle: were he in many matters to follow you, you would certainly fall into misfortune: but Allah has endeared the faith to you and has made it beautiful in your hearts and He has made hateful to you unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion: such indeed are those who walk in righteousness.

⁸A grace and favor from Allah; and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.

⁹And if two parties among the believers fall into a quarrel, make peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies then make peace between them with justice and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair.

⁷Wa lamu anna fikum rasulallah lau yu tiukum fi katsirim minal amri laanit tum wa lakin nallaha hab baba ilaikumul imana wa za yanahu fi qulubikum wa karaha ilaikumul kufra wal fusuqa walisyan ulaika humur rasidun

⁸Fadlam mina lahi wa nimah wa lahu alimun hakim

⁹Wa in taifatani minal mumininaq tatalu fa aslihu bainahuma fa in bagat ihdahuma alal ukhra faqatilul lati tabgi hata tafi a ila amrillah fa in fa at fa aslihu bainahuma bi adli wa aqsitu inna laha yuhib bul muqsitin

¹⁰The believers are but a single brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two brothers: And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.

¹¹O you who believe! let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that they are better than them: Nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that they are better than them: nor defame, nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, after he has believed: And those who do not desist are doing wrong.

¹⁰Innamal muminuna ikhwatun fa aslihu baina akhawaikum wat taqul laha laal lakum turhamun

¹¹Ya ayyuha lazina amanu la yaskhar qaumum min qaumin asa ayakunu khairam minhum wa la nisa ummin nisain asa ayakun na khairam minhun na wa la talmizu anfusakum wa la tanabazu bil alqab bisal ismul fusuqu badal imani wa ma lam yatub fa ulaika humuz zalimun

¹²O you who believe! avoid suspicion as much as possible: for suspicion in some cases is a sin: and spy not on each other nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? No, you would abhor it but fear Allah: for Allah is always returning, most merciful.

¹³O mankind! We created you from a single pair, of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know each other. Verily, the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted with all things.

¹²Ya ayyuha lazina amanuj tanibu katsiram minazan ni inna badazan nitmuw wa la tajasasu wa la yagtab badukum bada ayuhib bu ahadukum ayyakula lahma akhihi maitan fakarihtumuh wal taqul lah innallaha ta wabu rahim

¹³Ya ayyuhal nasu inna halaqnakum min zakariw wa unsa wa jaalnakum suuba wa qaba ila litaarafu inna akramakum indalahi atqakum innalaha alimun kabir

¹⁴The desert Arabs say “We believe.” Say “You have no faith; but you say `We have submitted our wills to Allah.’ For not yet has faith entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and His apostle, He will not belittle any of your deeds: for Allah is always forgiving, most merciful.”

¹⁵Only those are believers who have believed in Allah and His apostle and have never since doubted but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the cause of Allah: Such are the sincere ones.

¹⁶Say: “What! Will you instruct Allah about your religion?” But Allah knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of all things.

¹⁷They impress on you as favor that they have embraced Islam. Say “Count not your Islam as a favor upon me: No, Allah has conferred a favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith if you are true and sincere.

¹⁸“Verily, Allah knows the secrets of the heavens and the earth: and Allah sees well all that you do.”

¹⁴Qa latil arabu aman na qul lam tuminu wa lakin qulu aslamna wa lamma yadkulil ilmanu fi qulubikum wa in tutiul laha wa rasulahu la yalitku min amalikum syar a innalaha gafuru rahim

¹⁵Innamal muminuna lazina amanu billahi wa rasulihi summa lam yartabu wa jahadu bi amwalihim wa anfusihim fi sabil lah ulaika humus sadiqun

¹⁶Qul atual limunalaha bidinikum wa lahu yalamu ma fi samawati wa ma filard walahu bikul li saiin alim

¹⁷Yamun nuna alaika an aslamu qulla tamun nu ala ya islamakum balil lahu yamunnu alaikum an hadakum lil imani inkuntum sadiqin

¹⁸Inna laha yalamu gaibas samawati walard walahu basirun bima tamalun