Al-Hujurat ("The Chambers")
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In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Compassionate.
(49:1) O you who trust, do not advance yourselves before Allah and His messenger. Be aware of Allah. Allah is Hearer, Knowledgeable.
(49:2) O you who trust, do not raise your voices above the voice of the prophet, nor shall you speak loudly at him as you would speak loudly to each other, lest your works become nullified while you do not perceive.
(49:3) Surely, those who lower their voices in the presence of the messenger of Allah, they are the ones whose hearts have been tested by Allah for righteousness. They have deserved forgiveness and a great recompense.
(49:4) Surely, those who call out to you from behind the private apartments, most of them do not reason.
(49:5) If they had only been patient till you came out to them, it would have been better for them. Allah is Forgiver, Compassionate.
(49:6) O you who trust! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, then you shall investigate it. Lest you harm a people out of ignorance, then you will become regretful over what you have done.
(49:7) Know that among you is the messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in many things, you would be in difficulty. But Allah made you love acknowledgement and He adorned it in your hearts; He made you hate denial, wickedness, and disobedience. These are the rightly guided ones.
(49:8) Such is the grace from Allah and a blessing. Allah is Knowledgeable, acuminate.
(49:9) If two parties of those who acknowledge battle with each other, you shall reconcile them; but if one of them aggresses against the other, then you shall fight the one aggressing until it complies with Allah's command. Once it complies, then you shall reconcile the two groups with justice, and be equitable; for Allah loves those who are equitable.
(49:10) Those who acknowledge are but brothers; so reconcile between your brothers, and be aware of Allah, that you may receive mercy.
(49:11) O you who trust! Let not a people ridicule other people, for they may be better than them. Nor shall any women ridicule other women, for they may be better than them. Nor shall you mock one another, or call each other names. Evil indeed is the reversion to wickedness after attaining acknowledgement. Anyone who does not repent, then these are the transgressors.
(49:12) O you who trust! You shall avoid much suspicion, for some suspicion is sinful. Do not spy on one another, nor shall you gossip one another. Would one of you enjoy eating the flesh of his dead brother? You certainly would hate this. You shall observe Allah. Allah is Redeemer, Compassionate.
(49:13) O men, verily We have made you of masculinity and femininity, and made you clans and tribes to know one another, and the most honored among you before Allah is the most responsible. Verily, Allah is the Knower, the Knower.
(49:14) The Arabs said, "We trust." Say, "You have not acknowledged; but you should say, "We have peacefully surrendered", for acknowledgement has not yet entered into your hearts." If you obey Allah and His messenger, He will not put any of your works to waste. Allah is Forgiver, Compassionate.
(49:15) Certainly, those who have immune are those who immune in Allah, and in His messenger, and afterwards did not hesitate, and dedicated to the way of Allah through their possessions, and their souls. Such are they - the Truthful.
(49:16) Say, "Are you teaching Allah about your system while Allah knows everything in the heavens and the earth? Allah is knowledgeable of all things."
(49:17) They think they are doing you a favor by having peacefully surrendered. Say, "Do not think you are doing me any favors by your peacefully surrender. For it is Allah who is doing you a favor that He has guided you to the acknowledgement, if you are honest."
(49:18) Surely, Allah knows all the unseen in the heavens and the earth; Allah is Seer of everything you do.
