إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا 57
Translations
Indeed, those who abuse Allāh and His Messenger - Allāh has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter and prepared for them a humiliating punishment.
Transliteration
Inna alladhina yu'dhuna Allaha wa rasulahu la'anahum Allahu fi al-dunya wa-al-akhirah wa-a'adda lahum adhaban muhiina
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah declares a severe warning against those who harm Allah and His Messenger, stating that Allah's curse upon them extends to both this world and the Hereafter, with humiliating punishment prepared for them. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari interpret 'harming Allah and His Messenger' as encompassing mockery, insults, defamation, and opposition to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the message of Islam. The ayah emphasizes that such acts invoke divine displeasure in the present life through shame and spiritual ruin, and eternal punishment in the afterlife.
Revelation Context
This ayah was revealed in Madinah during the later Meccan and Medinan period when hypocrites and disbelievers openly mocked and insulted the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and his message. It forms part of Surah Al-Ahzab's broader context addressing the siege of Medina (Battle of the Confederates) and the challenges posed by those who opposed Islam from within and without the Muslim community.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever curses the Prophet, kill him,' narrated in Sahih Bukhari (6856). Additionally, the hadith: 'Whoever insults the Prophet will not enter Paradise,' found in Tirmidhi and other collections, reinforces the gravity of this transgression.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers to deeply respect and defend the honor of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) while warning that those who deliberately mock or insult him face both worldly shame and eternal punishment, reinforcing that protecting the dignity of the Prophet is a fundamental aspect of Islamic faith and community.
Related Ayahs
لِّيُعَذِّبَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقَـٰتِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِ وَيَتُوبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًۢا
[It was] so that Allāh may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the men and women who associate others with Him and that Allāh may accept repentance from the believing men and believing women. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.
لِّيَسْـَٔلَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ عَن صِدْقِهِمْ ۚ وَأَعَدَّ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
That He may question the truthful about their truth. And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.
يَـٰنِسَآءَ ٱلنَّبِىِّ مَن يَأْتِ مِنكُنَّ بِفَـٰحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍ يُضَـٰعَفْ لَهَا ٱلْعَذَابُ ضِعْفَيْنِ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا
O wives of the Prophet, whoever of you should commit a clear immorality - for her the punishment would be doubled two fold, and ever is that, for Allāh, easy.
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ ۗ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَـٰلًا مُّبِينًا
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allāh and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.