سُوْرَةُ التَّحْرِيْمِ

Surah At-Tahrim (66) — Ayah 1

The Prohibition · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 560

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَآ أَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ ۖ تَبْتَغِى مَرْضَاتَ أَزْوَٰجِكَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿1﴾
O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allâh has allowed to you, seeking to please your wives? And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O
ٱلنَّبِىُّ l-nabiyu Prophet
لِمَ lima Why (do)
تُحَرِّمُ tuḥarrimu you prohibit
مَآ what
أَحَلَّ aḥalla has made lawful
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
لَكَ ۖ laka for you
تَبْتَغِى tabtaghī seeking
مَرْضَاتَ marḍāta (to) please
أَزْوَٰجِكَ ۚ azwājika your wives
وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
غَفُورٌۭ ghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ raḥīmun Most Merciful

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

O Prophet! Why do you forbid that which Allah has made lawful for you? 1. (Do) you seek the approval of your wives? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.