49. THE PRIVATE APARTMENTS ( Al – Hujurat )
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In
the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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1.
O you who believe ! do not precede Allah and His messenger and fear
Allah, Allah is certainly Hearing, Knowing.
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2.
O you who believe! do not raise your voices above the voice of the prophet
and do not speak aloud to him while talking (to him) as you speak aloud
to each other, lest your deeds become fruitless while you do not perceive.
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Those who lower their voices in the presence of the messenger of Allah,
are certainly those whose hearts Allah has cleared for (receiving the
quality of) guarding (against evil), for them there is protective forgiveness
and a great reward.
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4.
Those who call you from behind the private apartments, most of them
have no sense.
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5.
And had they remained patient till you had come out to them,
it would have been better for them, and Allah is Protectively
Forgiving, Merciful.
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6.
O you who believe ! if a transgressor comes to you with (some) news,
then verify it, lest you harm a people in ignorance then become sorry
for what you did.
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7.
And know that among you is the messenger of Allah, if he were to obey
you in many an affair, you would be in difficulty, but Allah has made
the belief (an item of) love for you and He has beautified it in your
hearts, and He has made infidelity and transgression and disobedience
(items of) dislike to you, those are the persons on the right way,
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8.
a grace from Allah and (His) favour and Allah is Knowing, Wise.
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9.
And if two groups from among the believers fight, effect reconciliation
between them, but if one of them wrongfully oppresses the other then
fight against the one which has wrongfully oppressed, till it returns
to Allah’s command, then if it returns effect reconciliation between
them with justice and act equitably, Allah certainly likes those who
are equitable.
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10.
The believers are but brothers, so effect reconciliation between your
brothers and fear Allah that you may be dealt with mercifully. (R l,
P 25 ¾ )
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11.
O you who believe ! do not let (some) people consider (other) people
lower than (themselves), it may be that (the other people) are better
than them, nor let (some) women, (consider other )women (lower than
themselves), it may be that (the other women) are better than them.
And do not find fault (among) yourselves, nor call (one another) by
nicknames, (even taking) the name of transgression is an evil after
(having) believed, and those who do not repent, then those are the persons
who are unjust.
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12.
O you who believe! avoid much of suspicion, (because) suspicion in some
(cases) is certainly a sin, and do not spy (being inquisitive about
the secrets of others) and do not backbite one another, would anyone
of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You dislike it! And
fear Allah, Allah is certainly the Accepter of repentance, Merciful.
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13.
O mankind ! We created you from a male and a female and made you nations
and tribes that you may recognize each other (as to who belongs to which
nationality or tribe. But) the most honoured of you with Allah is certainly
the one who guards most (against evil), Allah is certainly Knowing,
Informed.
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14.
The desert Arabs say, “We have believed.” Say, “You have not (yet) believed
(in the real sense of the word), therefore say, we have submitted, and
belief has not yet entered into your hearts, and if you obey Allah and
His messenger, He will not reduce anything from (the reward of) your
deeds, Allah is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful.
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15.
The (true) believers are only those who believe in Allah and His messenger
then they do not doubt, and they strive with their wealth and their
persons in the way of Allah, those are the persons who are truthful.”
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16.
Say, “Would you make Allah know your religion when Allah knows whatever
is in the skies and whatever is in the earth and (when) Allah is the
Knower of everything?”
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17.
They consider it their favour on you that they have accepted Islam.
Say, “Do not consider your accepting Islam as a favour on me, no, Allah
confers a favour on you by guiding you towards belief, if you are truthful.
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Allah certainly knows the unseen of the skies and the earth and Allah
is a Seer of what you do.” ( R 2 )
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