The Holy Quran 33:55 — Surah Al-Ahzab

Arabic text

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

Translation

There is no sin on them (the wives of Nabi and all Muslim women as well) for (openly speaking to and being seen by) their fathers, their sons, their brothers, the sons of their brothers, the sons of their sisters, their fellow women and their slave women. (However), They should fear Allaah (and still cover the necessary parts of their bodies). Indeed Allaah is Witness over everything.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Details of the mahrams: above, men were forbidden to go before the pure wives [of the Prophet ﷺ]. Now it is made clear that it is not forbidden for mahrams (close relatives with whom marriage is permanently forbidden) to come before them. The ruling on this matter for women in general, already given in Surah An-Nur, is the same for the pure wives.

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