سُوْرَةُ التَّغَابُنِ
Surah At-Taghaabun (64) — Ayah 14
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُمْ وَأَوْلَـٰدِكُمْ عَدُوًّا لَّكُمْ فَٱحْذَرُوهُمْ ۚ وَإِن تَعْفُوا۟ وَتَصْفَحُوا۟ وَتَغْفِرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you (who may stop you from the obedience of Allâh); therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive (their faults), then verily Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(you) who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
مِنْ
min
from
أَزْوَٰجِكُمْ
azwājikum
your spouses
وَأَوْلَـٰدِكُمْ
wa-awlādikum
and your children
عَدُوًّۭا
ʿaduwwan
(are) enemies
لَّكُمْ
lakum
to you
فَٱحْذَرُوهُمْ ۚ
fa-iḥ'dharūhum
so beware of them
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
تَعْفُوا۟
taʿfū
you pardon
وَتَصْفَحُوا۟
wataṣfaḥū
and overlook
وَتَغْفِرُوا۟
wataghfirū
and forgive
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
O you who believe! Indeed, among your wives and your children are some [21] who are enemies to you, so beware of them. But if you pardon [22], overlook, and forgive, then surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[21]
In What Way Can Wives and Children Become a Person’s Enemies:
That is, not all wives or all children are your enemies, but some wives and some children are your enemies. And these are the very relationships that are closest and dearest to a person. If they are obedient to Allah, they are your friends, and if they are disobedient, they are your enemies. Thus, even with them, the real basis of your love and friendship should be obedience to Allah. It is because of them that people become involved in earning unlawfully and other sins. It was due to them that some Muslims did not dare to migrate towards Madinah. If their sympathies are with the disbelievers, they can become the cause of many kinds of troubles and difficulties for you, and can also ruin your Hereafter. Therefore, you should be especially cautious in dealing with them.
[22] That is, if you see some wrong tendencies in them, do not start being blindly harsh with them. Do not divorce your wives or throw your children out of the house. If you do so, the social system will be disrupted. In such circumstances, the better way is to try to reform them and to act with forgiveness. And by using gentleness and good conduct, try to bring them along with you. This approach is better in the sense that Allah Himself, out of His grace, continues to forgive people’s mistakes.
[21]
In What Way Can Wives and Children Become a Person’s Enemies:
That is, not all wives or all children are your enemies, but some wives and some children are your enemies. And these are the very relationships that are closest and dearest to a person. If they are obedient to Allah, they are your friends, and if they are disobedient, they are your enemies. Thus, even with them, the real basis of your love and friendship should be obedience to Allah. It is because of them that people become involved in earning unlawfully and other sins. It was due to them that some Muslims did not dare to migrate towards Madinah. If their sympathies are with the disbelievers, they can become the cause of many kinds of troubles and difficulties for you, and can also ruin your Hereafter. Therefore, you should be especially cautious in dealing with them.
[22] That is, if you see some wrong tendencies in them, do not start being blindly harsh with them. Do not divorce your wives or throw your children out of the house. If you do so, the social system will be disrupted. In such circumstances, the better way is to try to reform them and to act with forgiveness. And by using gentleness and good conduct, try to bring them along with you. This approach is better in the sense that Allah Himself, out of His grace, continues to forgive people’s mistakes.
