Surah Al-Ahzab
Quran 33:38
Read Quran 33:38 from Surah Al-Ahzab (The Clans) in Arabic, with Pickthall's English translation and the tafsir of as-Sa'di.
Quran verse
Qur'an 33:38
There is no reproach for the Prophet in that which Allah maketh his due. That was Allah's way with those who passed away of old - and the commandment of Allah is certain destiny -
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.
- Surah
- 33. Al-Ahzab (The Clans)
- Ayah
- 38 of 73
- Revelation
- Medinan (revealed in Medina)
- Reference
- 33:38
Tafsir as-Sa'di on Quran 33:38
Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman by Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1956), in the original Arabic.
هذا دفع لطعن من طعن في الرسول صلى اللّه عليه وسلم، في كثرة أزواجه، وأنه طعن، بما لا مطعن فيه، فقال: { مَا كَانَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ مِنْ حَرَجٍ ْ} أي: إثم وذنب. { فِيمَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ْ} أي: قدر له من الزوجات، فإن هذا، قد أباحه اللّه للأنبياء قبله، ولهذا قال: { سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ قَدَرًا مَقْدُورًا ْ} أي: لا بد من وقوعه.