Surah At-Tahrim, Ayah 3 (66:3)

ٱلتَّحْرِيم

وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِۦ وَأَظْهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ …

Quran 66:3 is ayah 3 of Surah At-Tahrim (“The Prohibition”), a Medinan surah of 12 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 560 of the Madani Mushaf.

66:3
وَإِذْأَسَرَّٱلنَّبِىُّإِلَىٰبَعْضِأَزْوَٰجِهِۦحَدِيثًافَلَمَّانَبَّأَتْبِهِۦوَأَظْهَرَهُٱللَّهُعَلَيْهِعَرَّفَبَعْضَهُۥوَأَعْرَضَعَنۢبَعْضٍ ۖفَلَمَّانَبَّأَهَابِهِۦقَالَتْمَنْأَنۢبَأَكَهَٰذَا ۖقَالَنَبَّأَنِىَٱلْعَلِيمُٱلْخَبِيرُ٣
wa-idh asarra l-nabiyu ilā baʿḍi azwājihi ḥadīthan falammā nabba-at bihi wa-aẓharahu l-lahu ʿalayhi ʿarrafa baʿḍahu wa-aʿraḍa ʿan baʿḍin falammā nabba-ahā bihi qālat man anba-aka hādhā qāla nabba-aniya l-ʿalīmu l-khabīru

And [remember] when the Prophet confided to one of his wives a statement; and when she informed [another] of it and Allāh showed it to him, he made known part of it and ignored a part. And when he informed her about it, she said, "Who told you this?" He said, "I was informed by the Knowing, the Aware."(3)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
  2. أَسَرَّasarraconfided
  3. ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyuthe Prophet
  4. إِلَىٰilāto
  5. بَعْضِbaʿḍione
  6. أَزْوَٰجِهِۦazwājihi(of) his wives
  7. حَدِيثًاḥadīthana statement
  8. فَلَمَّاfalammāand when
  9. نَبَّأَتْnabba-atshe informed
  10. بِهِۦbihiabout it
  11. وَأَظْهَرَهُwa-aẓharahuand made it apparent
  12. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  13. عَلَيْهِʿalayhito him
  14. عَرَّفَʿarrafahe made known
  15. بَعْضَهُۥbaʿḍahua part of it
  16. وَأَعْرَضَwa-aʿraḍaand avoided
  17. عَنۢʿan[of]
  18. بَعْضٍ ۖbaʿḍina part
  19. فَلَمَّاfalammāThen when
  20. نَبَّأَهَاnabba-ahāhe informed her
  21. بِهِۦbihiabout it
  22. قَالَتْqālatshe said
  23. مَنْmanWho
  24. أَنۢبَأَكَanba-akainformed you
  25. هَٰذَا ۖhādhāthis
  26. قَالَqālaHe said
  27. نَبَّأَنِىَnabba-aniyaHas informed me
  28. ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmuthe All-Knower
  29. ٱلْخَبِيرُl-khabīruthe All-Aware

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