سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 30
يَـٰنِسَآءَ ٱلنَّبِىِّ مَن يَأْتِ مِنكُنَّ بِفَـٰحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ يُضَـٰعَفْ لَهَا ٱلْعَذَابُ ضِعْفَيْنِ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O wives of the Prophet! Whoever of you commits an open illegal sexual intercourse, the torment for her will be doubled, and that is ever easy for Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰنِسَآءَ
yānisāa
O wives
ٱلنَّبِىِّ
l-nabiyi
(of) the Prophet
مَن
man
Whoever
يَأْتِ
yati
commits
مِنكُنَّ
minkunna
from you
بِفَـٰحِشَةٍۢ
bifāḥishatin
immorality
مُّبَيِّنَةٍۢ
mubayyinatin
clear
يُضَـٰعَفْ
yuḍāʿaf
will be doubled
لَهَا
lahā
for her
ٱلْعَذَابُ
l-ʿadhābu
the punishment
ضِعْفَيْنِ ۚ
ḍiʿ'fayni
two fold
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And that is
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
And that is
عَلَى
ʿalā
for
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
يَسِيرًۭا
yasīran
easy
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30. O wives of the Prophet! Whoever among you commits a clear act of indecency [42], she will have her punishment doubled, and that is easy for Allah [43].
[42]
The Status of the Prophet’s Wives:
The status of the Prophet’s wives is much higher than that of ordinary women because they are the Mothers of the Believers. Just as the person of the Prophet is a model for the believers, in the same way, the Prophet’s household and his wives are also a model for everyone. If a wife of the Prophet commits a mistake, she will not only receive the punishment for her own mistake, but she will also receive a share of the punishment for all those who follow her in that mistake. Therefore, her punishment can be double or even much more than that of ordinary people. In this verse: ﴿بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ﴾, what is meant is adultery, and this is by way of supposition, just as Allah said to His beloved Prophet that if you also commit shirk, your deeds will be wasted. So, just as it is not possible for you ﷺ to commit shirk, in the same way, it is not possible for the Prophet’s wives to commit adultery. And this manner of address has been adopted for further emphasis.
[43] That is, Allah will not consider that if you do something wrong, you will be let off because you are the Prophet’s wives; rather, the demand of justice and fairness will be that you will be given double the punishment compared to others, and Allah has full power over this.
[42]
The Status of the Prophet’s Wives:
The status of the Prophet’s wives is much higher than that of ordinary women because they are the Mothers of the Believers. Just as the person of the Prophet is a model for the believers, in the same way, the Prophet’s household and his wives are also a model for everyone. If a wife of the Prophet commits a mistake, she will not only receive the punishment for her own mistake, but she will also receive a share of the punishment for all those who follow her in that mistake. Therefore, her punishment can be double or even much more than that of ordinary people. In this verse: ﴿بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ﴾, what is meant is adultery, and this is by way of supposition, just as Allah said to His beloved Prophet that if you also commit shirk, your deeds will be wasted. So, just as it is not possible for you ﷺ to commit shirk, in the same way, it is not possible for the Prophet’s wives to commit adultery. And this manner of address has been adopted for further emphasis.
[43] That is, Allah will not consider that if you do something wrong, you will be let off because you are the Prophet’s wives; rather, the demand of justice and fairness will be that you will be given double the punishment compared to others, and Allah has full power over this.
