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Al-Ahzaab 33:55

The Clans · ayah 55 of 73

لَّا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِنَّ فِىٓ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ وَلَآ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ وَلَآ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ وَلَآ أَبْنَآءِ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ وَلَآ أَبْنَآءِ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ وَلَا نِسَآئِهِنَّ وَلَا مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُنَّ ۗ وَٱتَّقِينَ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ شَهِيدًا

La junaha AAalayhinna fee aba-ihinnawala abna-ihinna wala ikhwanihinnawala abna-i ikhwanihinna wala abna-iakhawatihinna wala nisa-ihinna wala mamalakat aymanuhunna wattaqeena Allaha innaAllaha kana AAala kulli shay-in shaheeda

"There is no blame upon them [i.e., women] concerning their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons or their women or those their right hands possess [i.e., slaves]. And fear Allāh. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, Witness."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"The Prophet’s wives are not to blame [if they are seen by] their fathers, their sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their women, or their slaves. [Wives of the Prophet], be mindful of God. God observes everything."

Pickthall (classic)+

"It is no sin for them (thy wives) to converse freely) with their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or the sons of their sisters or of their own women, or their slaves. O women! Keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is ever Witness over all things."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"There is no blame (on these ladies if they appear) before their fathers or their sons, their brothers, or their brother's sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the (slaves) whom their right hands possess. And, (ladies), fear Allah; for Allah is Witness to all things."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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Relatives before Whom a Woman does not need to observe Hijab

When Allah commands women to observe Hijab in front of men to whom they are not related, He explains who are the relatives before whom they do not need to observe Hijab. This is like the exceptions stated in Surat An-Nur, where Allah says:

وَلاَ يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلاَّ لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِى إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِى أَخَوَتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـنُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّـبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُوْلِى الإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُواْ عَلَى عَوْرَتِ النِّسَآءِ

(And not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husbands' fathers, or their sons, or their husbands' sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or their right hand possessions, or the Tabi`in among men who do not have desire, or small children who are not aware of the nakedness of women.) (24:31). The Ayah contains more detail than this, which we have already discussed in the Tafsir of the Ayah and do not need to repeat here. Ibn Jarir recorded that Ash-Sha`bi and `Ikrimah said concerning the Ayah,

لاَّ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِنَّ فِى ءَابَآئِهِنَّ

(It is no sin on them before their fathers...) I said, "What about the paternal uncle and the maternal uncle -- why are they not mentioned" He said: "Because they may describe her to their sons, so it is disliked for a woman to remove her covering in front of her paternal uncle or maternal uncle."

وَلاَ نِسَآئِهِنَّ

(or their own women,) means that they do not have to observe Hijab in front of other believing women.

وَلاَ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ

(or their (female) slaves.) Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib said: "This means female slaves only." This was recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim.

وَاتَّقِينَ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيداً

(And (O ladies) have Taqwa of Allah. Verily, Allah is Ever All-Witness over everything.) means, and fear Him in private and in public, for He witnesses all things and nothing is hidden from Him, so think of the One Who is always watching.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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Поскольку ранее Аллах повелел мужчинам обращаться к женам Пророка за домашней утварью через завесу, в этом аяте Всевышний Аллах сделал исключение для близких родственников. Жены Пророка не совершали греха, если открывали лицо перед своими отцами, сыновьями, братьями, сыновьями братьев, сыновьями сестер, женщинами и своими рабами. В этом аяте не упоминаются дяди со стороны отца и матери, однако женщины также имеют право открывать лицо перед ними. Объясняется это тем, что они имеют право открывать лицо перед своими племянниками, а следовательно это дозволено и в отношении их дядей. Кроме того, в другом кораническом аяте Всевышний Аллах непосредственно упомянул о том, что женщины имеют право открывать лицо перед своими дядями со стороны отца и матери. Что касается женщин, то на первый взгляд кажется, что речь идет только о верующих женщинах. Однако существует мнение, что это относится к женщинам вообще, потому что женщина не обязаны закрывать лицо перед другими женщинами. А что касается рабов, то речь идет о рабах, целиком принадлежащих женщине. Затем Всевышний повелел женщинам всегда помнить об Аллахе и бояться Его, даже если они совершают поступок, который не запрещен мусульманским шариатом, ибо Аллах - свидетель всего сущего. Он видит явные и скрытые деяния Своих рабов и слышит их речи, а затем воздаст каждому из них за его деяния самым совершенным образом. Затем Всевышний Аллах подчеркнул совершенство Своего посланника и его превосходство над остальными творениями и сказал:

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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إِن تُبْدُوا شَيْئًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا (If you disclose any thing, or conceal it, Allah is All-Knowing about everything - 33:54). It has been repeated again in this verse that Allah Ta’ ala knows even the intents and thoughts hidden in the hearts. So whether you disclose or conceal, Allah Ta’ ala knows it all. What is being emphasized here is that one should not let any doubt or suspicion enter one's mind or heart about the above-stated rules, and must avoid any violation of these rules.

The issue of Hijab for women, out of the three injunctions in the above mentioned verse, needs some further elaboration which is being given below.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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