The Holy Quran 66:3 — Surah At-Tahrim

Arabic text

وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِلَىٰ بَعْضِ أَزْوَٰجِهِۦ حَدِيثًا فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَتْ بِهِۦ وَأَظْهَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَرَّفَ بَعْضَهُۥ وَأَعْرَضَ عَنۢ بَعْضٍ ۖ فَلَمَّا نَبَّأَهَا بِهِۦ قَالَتْ مَنْ أَنۢبَأَكَ هَـٰذَا ۖ قَالَ نَبَّأَنِىَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

Translation

(The incident deserves mention) When the Nabi ﷺ whispered (confided) something to one of his wives and she informed (another of his wives) about it. When Allaah disclosed this to him, he made a part of it (his knowledge of the incident) known (to her) and ignored a part of it (to save her from added embarrassment). When he informed her about it, she exclaimed, “Who told you about it?” He replied, “The All Knowing, The Informed One told me."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Hafsah ﵂ disclosing the Prophet's ﷺ secret: at the beginning of the surah we have already written the story of the honey and of Mariyah the Copt ﵂. In this verse it has been made clear that however much servants may try to conceal something, when Allah wishes to reveal it, it can by no means remain hidden.

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