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Surah Al-Mujadila, Verse 11

سورة المجادلة، الآية ١١

58:11 Juz 28 Hizb 55 Page 543 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 58:11

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا۟ فِى ٱلْمَجَٰلِسِ فَٱفْسَحُوا۟ يَفْسَحِ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَإِذَا قِيلَ ٱنشُزُوا۟ فَٱنشُزُوا۟ يَرْفَعِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ دَرَجَٰتٍ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ۝١١

Transliteration

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū idhā qīla lakum tafassaḥū fī l-majālisi fa-if'saḥū yafsaḥi l-lahu lakum wa-idhā qīla unshuzū fa-unshuzū yarfaʿi l-lahu alladhīna āmanū minkum wa-alladhīna ūtū l-ʿil'ma darajātin wal-lahu bimā taʿmalūna khabīrun

Translation

O you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allāh will make space for you.1645 And when you are told, "Arise,"1646 then arise; Allāh will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allāh is Aware of what you do.

Notes

[1645] In His mercy, in Paradise, or in everything good.
[1646] To prayer, to battle, or to good deeds.

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Verse 11 of Surah Al-Mujadila (58:11), a Medinan surah, is in juz 28, on page 543 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 11

Al-Mukhtasar

After Allah mentioned the etiquette of speech, He mentions the etiquette of gatherings, and says: O those who have faith in Allah and act upon what Allah has legislated for them! When you are told: “Make space in gatherings”, then make space; Allah will create ease for you in your worldly lives and in the afterlife. And when you are told: “Leave from so and so gathering so that people of virtue may take part in them”, leave those gatherings; Allah (may He be glorified) will raise in great stature those who have faith among you and those blessed with knowledge. And Allah is the knower of whatever you do; none of your actions are hidden from Him, and He will requite you for them.

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Other translations of verse 11

O you who believe, when you are told to make room in your gatherings, then make room; Allah will give you abundance7. And when you are told to rise, then rise; Allah will raise in ranks those who believed from among you and those who are given knowledge. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

Notes

[7] In this life or in the Hereafter.

O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allâh will give you (ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are told to rise up [for prayers, or Jihâd (holy fighting in Allâh’s cause), or for any other good deed], rise up. Allâh will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allâh is Well-Acquainted with what you do.

O ye who believe! when it is said unto you, Make room! in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make way for you (hereafter). And when it is said, Come up higher! go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have knowledge, to high ranks. Allah is Informed of what ye do.

O ye who believe! When ye are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room: (ample) room will Allah provide for you. And when ye are told to rise up, rise up Allah will rise up, to (suitable) ranks (and degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted (mystic) Knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all ye do.

O you who believe! when it is said to you, Make room in (your) assemblies, then make ample room, Allah will give you ample, and when it is said: Rise up, then rise up. Allah will exalt those of you who believe, and those who are given knowledge, in high degrees; and Allah is Aware of what you do.

O you who have believed, when it is said to you, "Make room for yourselves in the assemblies, " then make room, (and Allah will make room for you. And when it is said, "Move up, " then move up Allah will raise in degrees the ones of you who have believed and the ones to whom knowledge has been brought; and Allah is Ever-Cognizant of whatever you do.

Verse 11 word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you who believe أ ي ي
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna O you who believe
  3. ءَامَنُوٓا۟ āmanū O you who believe أ م ن
  4. إِذَا idhā When
  5. قِيلَ qīla it is said ق و ل
  6. لَكُمْ lakum to you
  7. تَفَسَّحُوا۟ tafassaḥū Make room ف س ح
  8. فِى fī in
  9. ٱلْمَجَٰلِسِ l-majālisi the assemblies ج ل س
  10. فَٱفْسَحُوا۟ fa-if'saḥū then make room ف س ح
  11. يَفْسَحِ yafsaḥi Allah will make room ف س ح
  12. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah will make room
  13. لَكُمْ lakum for you
  14. وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
  15. قِيلَ qīla it is said ق و ل
  16. ٱنشُزُوا۟ unshuzū Rise up ن ش ز
  17. فَٱنشُزُوا۟ fa-unshuzū then rise up ن ش ز
  18. يَرْفَعِ yarfaʿi Allah will raise ر ف ع
  19. ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah will raise
  20. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  21. ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe أ م ن
  22. مِنكُمْ minkum among you
  23. وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those who
  24. أُوتُوا۟ ūtū were given أ ت ي
  25. ٱلْعِلْمَ l-ʿil'ma the knowledge ع ل م
  26. دَرَجَٰتٍ darajātin (in) degrees د ر ج
  27. وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
  28. بِمَا bimā of what
  29. تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do ع م ل
  30. خَبِيرٌ khabīrun (is) All-Aware خ ب ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6270

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade that a man should be made to get up from his seat so that another might sit on it, but one should make room and spread out. Ibn `Umar disliked that a man should get up from his seat and then somebody else sit at his place.

نَهَى أَنْ يُقَامَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ وَيَجْلِسَ فِيهِ آخَرُ، وَلَكِنْ تَفَسَّحُوا وَتَوَسَّعُوا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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    فَإِن لَّمْ تَجِدُوا۟ فِيهَآ أَحَدًا فَلَا تَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّىٰ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ وَإِن قِيلَ لَكُمُ ٱرْجِعُوا۟ فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ هُوَ أَزْكَىٰ لَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ

    And if you do not find anyone therein, do not enter them until permission has been given you. And if it is said to you, "Go back," then go back; it is purer for you. And Allāh is Knowing of what you do.

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