Surah Al Hujurat

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تُقَدِّمُوْا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ

   Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū lā tuqaddimū baina yadayillāhi wa rasūlihī wattaqullāh(a), innallāha samī‘un ‘alīm(un).

   O believers! Do not proceed ˹in any matter˺ before ˹a decree from˺ Allah and His Messenger. And fear Allah. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

2. يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَرْفَعُوْٓا اَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوْا لَهٗ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ اَنْ تَحْبَطَ اَعْمَالُكُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُوْنَ

   Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū lā tarfa‘ū aṣwātakum fauqa ṣautin-nabiyyi wa lā tajharū lahū bil-qauli kajahri ba‘ḍikum liba‘ḍin an taḥbaṭa a‘mālukum wa antum lā tasy‘urūn(a).

   O believers! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak loudly to him as you do to one another, or your deeds will become void while you are unaware.

3. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَغُضُّوْنَ اَصْوَاتَهُمْ عِنْدَ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ امْتَحَنَ اللّٰهُ قُلُوْبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوٰىۗ لَهُمْ مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَّاَجْرٌ عَظِيْمٌ

   Innal-lażīna yaguḍḍūna aṣwātahum ‘inda rasūlillāhi ulā'ikal-lażīnamtaḥanallāhu qulūbahum lit-taqwā, lahum magfiratuw wa ajrun ‘aẓīm(un).

   Indeed, those who lower their voices in the presence of Allah’s Messenger are the ones whose hearts Allah has refined for righteousness. They will have forgiveness and a great reward.

4. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يُنَادُوْنَكَ مِنْ وَّرَاۤءِ الْحُجُرٰتِ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُوْنَ

   Innal-lażīna yunādūnaka miw warā'il-ḥujurāti akṡaruhum lā ya‘qilūn(a).

   Indeed, most of those who call out to you ˹O Prophet˺ from outside ˹your˺ private quarters have no understanding ˹of manners˺.

5. وَلَوْ اَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوْا حَتّٰى تَخْرُجَ اِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ۗوَاللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

   Wa lau annahum ṣabarū ḥattā takhruja ilaihim lakāna khairal lahum, wallāhu gafūrur raḥīm(un).

   Had they been patient until you could come out to them, it would have certainly been better for them. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

6. يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْٓا اِنْ جَاۤءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌۢ بِنَبَاٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوْٓا اَنْ تُصِيْبُوْا قَوْمًاۢ بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوْا عَلٰى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نٰدِمِيْنَ

   Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū in jā'akum fāsiqum binaba'in fa tabayyanū an tuṣībū qaumam bijahālatin fa tuṣbiḥū ‘alā mā fa‘altum nādimīn(a).

   O believers, if an evildoer brings you any news, verify ˹it˺ so you do not harm people unknowingly, becoming regretful for what you have done.

7. وَاعْلَمُوْٓا اَنَّ فِيْكُمْ رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ ۗ لَوْ يُطِيْعُكُمْ فِيْ كَثِيْرٍ مِّنَ الْاَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ حَبَّبَ اِلَيْكُمُ الْاِيْمَانَ وَزَيَّنَهٗ فِيْ قُلُوْبِكُمْ وَكَرَّهَ اِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوْقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ ۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الرّٰشِدُوْنَۙ

   Wa‘lamū anna fīkum rasūlallāh(i), lau yuṭī‘ukum fī kaṡīrim minal-amri la‘anittum wa lākinnallāha ḥabbaba ilaikumul-īmāna wa zayyanahū fī qulūbikum wa karraha ilaikumul-kufra wal-fusūqa wal-‘iṣyān(a), ulā'ika humur-rāsyidūn(a).

   And keep in mind that Allah’s Messenger is ˹still˺ in your midst. If he were to yield to you in many matters, you would surely suffer ˹the consequences˺. But Allah has endeared faith to you, making it appealing in your hearts. And He has made disbelief, rebelliousness, and disobedience detestable to you. Those are the ones rightly guided.

8. فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَنِعْمَةً ۗوَاللّٰهُ عَلِيْمٌ حَكِيْمٌ

   Faḍlam minallāhi wa ni‘mah(tan), wallāhu ‘alīmun ḥakīm(un).

   ˹This is˺ a bounty and a blessing from Allah. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

9. وَاِنْ طَاۤىِٕفَتٰنِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اقْتَتَلُوْا فَاَصْلِحُوْا بَيْنَهُمَاۚ فَاِنْۢ بَغَتْ اِحْدٰىهُمَا عَلَى الْاُخْرٰى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِيْ تَبْغِيْ حَتّٰى تَفِيْۤءَ اِلٰٓى اَمْرِ اللّٰهِ ۖفَاِنْ فَاۤءَتْ فَاَصْلِحُوْا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَاَقْسِطُوْا ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِيْنَ

   Wa in ṭā'ifatāni minal-mu'minīnaqtatalū fa aṣliḥū bainahumā, fa im bagat iḥdāhumā ‘alal-ukhrā fa qātilul-latī tabgī ḥattā tafī'a ilā amrillāh(i), fa in fā'at fa aṣliḥū bainahumā bil-‘adli wa aqsiṭū, innallāha yuḥibbul-muqsiṭīn(a).

   And if two groups of believers fight each other, then make peace between them. But if one of them transgresses against the other, then fight against the transgressing group until they ˹are willing to˺ submit to the rule of Allah. If they do so, then make peace between both ˹groups˺ in all fairness and act justly. Surely Allah loves those who uphold justice.

10. اِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ اِخْوَةٌ فَاَصْلِحُوْا بَيْنَ اَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُوْنَ ࣖ

    Innamal-mu'minūna ikhwatun fa aṣliḥū baina akhawaikum wattaqullāha la‘allakum turḥamūn(a).

    The believers are but one brotherhood, so make peace between your brothers. And be mindful of Allah so you may be shown mercy.

11. يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّنْ قَوْمٍ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَّكُوْنُوْا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَاۤءٌ مِّنْ نِّسَاۤءٍ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَّكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّۚ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوْٓا اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوْا بِالْاَلْقَابِۗ بِئْسَ الِاسْمُ الْفُسُوْقُ بَعْدَ الْاِيْمَانِۚ وَمَنْ لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ

    Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū lā yaskhar qaumum min qaumin ‘asā ay yakūnū khairam minhum wa lā nisā'um min nisā'in ‘asā ay yakunna khairam minhunn(a), wa lā talmizū anfusakum wa lā tanābazū bil-alqāb(i), bi'salismul-fusūqu ba‘dal-īmān(i), wa mal lam yatub fa ulā'ika humuẓ-ẓālimūn(a).

    O believers! Do not let some ˹men˺ ridicule others, they may be better than them, nor let ˹some˺ women ridicule other women, they may be better than them. Do not defame one another, nor call each other by offensive nicknames. How evil it is to act rebelliously after having faith! And whoever does not repent, it is they who are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.

12. يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوْا كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّۖ اِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ اِثْمٌ وَّلَا تَجَسَّسُوْا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَّعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًاۗ اَيُحِبُّ اَحَدُكُمْ اَنْ يَّأْكُلَ لَحْمَ اَخِيْهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوْهُۗ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

    Yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanujtanibū kaṡīram minaẓ-ẓann(i), inna ba‘daẓ-ẓanni iṡmuw wa lā tajassasū wa lā yagtab ba‘ḍukum ba‘ḍā(n), ayuḥibbu aḥadukum ay ya'kula laḥma akhīhi maitan fa karihtumūh(u), wattaqullāh(a), innallāha tawwābur raḥīm(un).

    O believers! Avoid many suspicions, ˹for˺ indeed, some suspicions are sinful. And do not spy, nor backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of their dead brother? You would despise that! And fear Allah. Surely Allah is ˹the˺ Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

13. يٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اِنَّا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ ذَكَرٍ وَّاُنْثٰى وَجَعَلْنٰكُمْ شُعُوْبًا وَّقَبَاۤىِٕلَ لِتَعَارَفُوْا ۚ اِنَّ اَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ اَتْقٰىكُمْ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌ خَبِيْرٌ

    Yā ayyuhan-nāsu innā khalaqnākum min żakariw wa unṡā wa ja‘alnākum syu‘ūbaw wa qabā'ila lita‘ārafū, inna akramakum ‘indallāhi atqākum, innallāha ‘alīmun khabīr(un).

    O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may ˹get to˺ know one another. Surely the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you. Allah is truly All-Knowing, All-Aware.

14. ۞ قَالَتِ الْاَعْرَابُ اٰمَنَّا ۗ قُلْ لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوْا وَلٰكِنْ قُوْلُوْٓا اَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْاِيْمَانُ فِيْ قُلُوْبِكُمْ ۗوَاِنْ تُطِيْعُوا اللّٰهَ وَرَسُوْلَهٗ لَا يَلِتْكُمْ مِّنْ اَعْمَالِكُمْ شَيْـًٔا ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

    Qālatil-a‘rābu āmannā, qul lam tu'minū wa lākin qūlū aslamnā wa lammā yadkhulil-īmānu fī qulūbikum, wa in tuṭī‘ullāha wa rasūlahū lā yalitkum min a‘mālikum syai'ā(n), innallāha gafūrur raḥīm(un).

    ˹Some of˺ the nomadic Arabs say, “We believe.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “You have not believed. But say, ‘We have submitted,’ for faith has not yet entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and His Messenger ˹wholeheartedly˺, He will not discount anything from ˹the reward of˺ your deeds. Allah is truly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

15. اِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْتَابُوْا وَجَاهَدُوْا بِاَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاَنْفُسِهِمْ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ ۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الصّٰدِقُوْنَ

    Innamal-mu'minūnal-lażīna āmanū billāhi wa rasūlihī ṡumma lam yartābū wa jāhadū bi'amwālihim wa anfusihim fī sabīlillāh(i), ulā'ika humuṣ-ṣādiqūn(a).

    The ˹true˺ believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger—never doubting—and strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah. They are the ones true in faith.

16. قُلْ اَتُعَلِّمُوْنَ اللّٰهَ بِدِيْنِكُمْۗ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِۗ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ

    Qul atu‘alimūnallāha bidīnikum, wallāhu ya‘lamu mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍ(i), wallāhu bikulli syai'in ‘alīm(un).

    Say, “Do you inform Allah of your faith, when Allah ˹already˺ knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth? And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.”

17. يَمُنُّوْنَ عَلَيْكَ اَنْ اَسْلَمُوْا ۗ قُلْ لَّا تَمُنُّوْا عَلَيَّ اِسْلَامَكُمْ ۚبَلِ اللّٰهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ اَنْ هَدٰىكُمْ لِلْاِيْمَانِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ

    Yamunnūna ‘alaika an aslamū, qul lā tamunnū ‘alayya islāmakum, balillāhu yamunnu ‘alaikum an hadākum lil-īmāni in kuntum ṣādiqīn(a).

    They regard their acceptance of Islam as a favour to you. Tell ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Do not regard your Islam as a favour to me. Rather, it is Allah Who has done you a favour by guiding you to the faith, if ˹indeed˺ you are faithful.

18. اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِيْرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ࣖ

    Innallāha ya‘lamu gaibas-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), wallāhu baṣīrum bimā ta‘malūn(a).

    Surely Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and earth. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.”